6 Self-Publishing Myths That Need to Die BY KRISTINA ADAMS In 2015, Joanna Penn hosted a talk at Nottingham Writers’ Studio on how to make a living from your writing. Her talk dispelled many of the myths around self-publishing and inspired me to pursue it too. Sadly, many of these myths still remain. They often—but…
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There is one word known to strike fear into the hearts of most writers. Synopsis. Many of us would rather perform brain surgery from space using a lemon zester and a squirrel than be forced to boil down our entire novel into one page. Yes one. But alas we need a synopsis for numerous reasons. First and…
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I’m editing my novel. Again. I don’t feel like telling you how many agains I have done in the course of turning out the best story I can deliver. But suffice it to say that when I received some wonderful feedback that convinced me I needed to go another round, I started off with determination! And…
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When I jumped into the indie author scene, it was a calculated risk. Like I do with a lot of decisions, I looked at the pros and cons. There are a number of platforms that are easy to publish your work on for little or no cost (Amazon, Nook, Smashwords, etc.). The royalties for sales…
