Month: July 2018

Self-Publishing: I’m not friendly, I’m an engineer

I’m not that friendly, I’m an engineer. When I started working on my new book I had no idea that I would need friends., lots of friends, for the marketing portion of my self-publishing book campaign. I’m an engineer, I’m not that friendly. I am not a person who joins many of groups or networks. …

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Self-Publishing: I’m not friendly, I’m an engineer

I’m not that friendly, I’m an engineer. When I started working on my new book I had no idea that I would need friends., lots of friends, for the marketing portion of my self-publishing book campaign. I’m an engineer, I’m not that friendly. I am not a person who joins many of groups or networks. …

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Self-Publishing Marketing = Progressive Elaboration

What is progressive elaboration? Per the Project Management Institute, in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PEMBOK), progressive elaboration is continuously improving and detailing a plan as more details and specific information and more accurate estimates become available. Progressive elaboration applied to self-publishing marketing means the marketing plan will be updated continuously as better information …

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Choose Carefully: 4 Definitions of Self-Publishing

Hummmm…I got it! Self-publishing where the writer does all the work Self-publishing with a custom publisher Self-publishing with a vanity publisher Self-publishing with a ghost writer Definitions The writer does all the work In self-publishing where the writer performs all the work, the writer performs all the work. The idea generation, the writing, the selling, and …

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Choose Carefully: 4 Definitions of Self-Publishing

Four types of self-publishing.   Self-publishing where the writer does all the work Self-publishing with a custom publisher Self-publishing with a vanity publisher Self-publishing with a ghost writer Definitions The writer does all the work In self-publishing where the writer performs all the work, the writer performs all the work. The idea generation, the writing, …

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6 Reasons to NOT Self-Publish Your Book

Although I have chosen to run wildly down the self-publishing path, there are several reasons why that path is not for everyone. Self-publishing sounds easy. You write the book, then publish the book. Sit back, drink coffee and let the fame and money roll in. I wish it was that easy. Self-publishing will take you …

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