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A Checklist for Self-Publishing by Rose Andrade

Most of us who decide to self-publish have to handle the ebook creation, book blog tours, social media marketing, and just about everything else ourselves. Sometimes, though, you get lucky and you have a husband, wife, or significant other to … Continue reading

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Best Way to a Traditional Publishing Deal: Query Agents or Self-Publish?

Every couple of weeks a reader asks me why I chose to self-publish. I don’t mind the question because (I think) it implies that said reader believes my stories are good enough that I could have gotten a traditional publishing … Continue reading

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How Many People Can *Really* Make a Living Self-Publishing?

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts (3 Reasons I’m Glad I Chose Self-Publishing, Why Self-Publishing Is So Popular Right Now), e-publishing and the growing popularity of ebook readers has made it attractive to stay independent and self-publish instead of pursuing … Continue reading

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Is Self-Publishing Right for You?

Today’s question is one I received via email rather than through my Q&A blog post, but I know it’s a common one these days, so I wanted to take a stab at answering it here: How do you know if … Continue reading

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Self-Publishing / E-publishing Q & A

For today’s blog entry, let’s answer some questions on self-publishing and e-publishing. LB asks: Epublishing has broadened the market for novellas. Do these sell as well on Kindle as novels? While many readers prefer longer stories, lots of them will … Continue reading

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Self-publishing Adventures: 9 Months and 10,000 Ebooks Later…

Just before Christmas in 2010, I e-published my first novel, The Emperor’s Edge. Encrypted and a short story collection followed. Next came Flash Gold, a novella I never would have written if I’d been thinking of getting published under the … Continue reading

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Why Self-Publishing Is So Popular Right Now

Every now and then, someone asks me why I self-published. I addressed this somewhat in my “3 Reasons I’m Glad I Chose Self-Publishing” post, but I thought I’d try to explain why it’s not just me and why this movement … Continue reading

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3 Reasons I’m Glad I Chose Self-Publishing

Last December, I was about an hour from uploading The Emperor’s Edge (my first full-length ebook) on Smashwords when I received an email from a literary agent. I hadn’t actually bothered with the querying process, but I’d won a critique … Continue reading

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