Around the Blogosphere Today (aka – What Showed up in my Feedly This Morning) and a News Tease

Posted by on May 24, 2013 in What I've Been Reading, Writing Life | 0 comments

I thought I’d take a break from my Myths of Self-Publishing series to tell you a few things that have caught my eye around the blogosphere this morning. First, for you memoir lovers, and even if you don’t normally read memoirs, check out this post by Jill Kemerer about Eloisa James’s memoir Paris in Love. Writers/people who are willing to venture out their comfort zone to try something many of us only dream of doing fascinate me! FASCINATE. ME. So, I have added this book to my To Be Read pile. (For after I finish writing current manuscript, of course.) Second, Kristen Lamb...

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Myth: You Must Spend 5k to Self-Publish a Book

Posted by on May 22, 2013 in Writing Life | 2 comments

In the comments to Monday’s post, MYTH: Self-Publishing Is a Full-time Job, Laura Pauling mentioned another myth many writers buy into when deciding whether to jump into the Indie waters. She said: “The other one [myth] is that you must spend at least 5k per book. You can do that. But there are many ways to start off and not go into debt at the same time.” And I agree. You do not need to go into debt, and there are many ways to publish a book without breaking the bank. At the same time, self-publising is a business, so it does require some sort of initial investment if you...

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Myth: Self-Publishing is a Full-Time Job

Posted by on May 19, 2013 in Writing Life | 3 comments

Self-publishing can be a full-time a job, but it doesn’t have to be. I was talking with someone the other day about the pros and cons to self-publishing, and his biggest concern (based on a conversation he had with an agent) was having the time to self-publish. You see, his agent told him that self-publishing was a full-time job, and asked him if he was truly ready for that. Agents and publishers will have you believe that self-publsihing is impossible for the writer who works full-time at another job, the writer who has a busy family life, or the writer who simply doesn’t think...

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The Importance of Sample Chapters

Posted by on Apr 22, 2013 in What I've Been Reading, Writing Life | 5 comments

I love discovering new authors to add to my list of favorites. Since becoming a writer, I’ve probably given more debut authors a chance than I ever did before I began writing for publication. Part of that is due to how many writers I’ve friended on the journey who have published in the time we’ve known each other. But along the way I’ve discovered I really enjoy the freshness new authors bring to a rapidly-changing publishing climate. Also, there’s something fearless in a newer writer’s voice, and it comes across in how they tell stories. This is both in...

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How Did I Know FOR SURE Self-Publishing Was Right For Me?

Posted by on Apr 18, 2013 in Writing Life | 12 comments

I know, I know, I KNOW!! I’ve been away. I don’t even know how long I’ve been away, but wowzers, I’ve missed chatting it up on here. I’ve been on Facebook a bit, and I’ve received some amazingly nice emails and phone calls with encouragement and questions. Thank you  for that! I also did an author panel last weekend with four amazing young adult authors (who are all traditionally published and über successful and oh-so-nice). I’ll do a post on this on a different day. Since I launched my debut novel, I’ve received questions here and there...

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