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The Solution to Overcoming Missed Writing Expectations: Examine Your Author Platform

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The Solution to Overcoming Missed Writing Expectations: Examine Your Author Platform Wheeeeeeeeeeee! (AdobeStock_118776118 — licensed to the author) Writing is a tough gig. I self-published the sixth book in my non-fiction memoir series on the 31st of December 2018. The overall author experience has been nothing like I expected. Sitting down and writing the books was not the hardest …

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Three (3)-Surprising Things I Learned While Writing My 4th Book

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This is nuts! I will publish the 4th book in my $7 memoir series in November. I’m currently working on the first edit of the rough draft. Book 1: “Never a $7 Whore: My Journey from a Lady of the Night to the Lady of the Boardroom” (will be retitled and relaunched on Amazon as “It …

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Self-Publishing:Deadlines Are Key To Your Success

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know of several writers who have been working on their books for years; one for more than 12 years. I wrote my book in much less time. One reason was that I took a book writing and publishing course offered by Chandler Bolt’s Self-Publishing School (SPS), that guided me through the process. This is the …

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Self-Publishing Sweat Equity is Not the Key

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In self-publishing, the banker is the writer. The person financing all activities in one way or another is the writer. The person assuming all the financial risks is the writer. The writer has three choices: Reach into their pocket and pay to have all the required done others. Do all the work themselves Perform some …

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

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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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Choose Carefully: 4 Definitions of Self-Publishing

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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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