I think there might be a misconception regarding self-publishing. Or, really, writing a book in general. I think people are convinced that the hardest part is writing the book. And, while that can be true, if it were true of everything then we wouldn’t have nearly as many writers as we do now. Why write […]
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The List
Ever since getting back from Edinburgh, I have been settling into life as a writer. I realised, mentally, that I would basically be starting a company and acting as the entrepreneur (entreprewriter?). What I didn’t quite realise was all of the things that go into that. First off, there’s marketing. That is more than just […]
2018: A year in review
Gosh, it’s so strange to think that we’re at the end of the year. Even Thursday’s post about New Year’s resolutions didn’t quite make it stick that it’s almost 2019. (Side note: what a strange set of numbers. 2019. It doesn’t roll off the tongue very well.) But it is, indeed, the end of the […]
Vanity Publishing: What It’s All About?
A century ago, publishing looked something like this: 1. You wrote the book 2. You hired an editor to edit the book 3. A publisher published the book, paying you via advance or royalties. Often you didn’t get paid much This approach is called traditional publishing. It took a good deal of the work away […]