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An Indie Author on What Works and What Doesn’t in Self Publishing

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an indie author on self publishing mistakesAuthor Alyssa Cooper’s Experience Taught Her She Must Take Control

Self published author Alyssa Cooper has been through the ringer when it comes to self-publishing. In the first in our author guest post series, she shares her mistakes and mishaps, and what she has learned to do differently this time. Alyssa has become something of a self publishing expert, and hopes that the intensive research she has done about what works in self publishing and what doesn’t will help other authors.

Author Guest Post – How a Misprinted Cover Led to a Whole New World

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In my second year of college, I dusted off a novel that I had originally written in high school, and I started the grueling process of preparing it for submission. I had had a handful of poems and short stories published in anthologies at that point, and I was convinced that my time had come.

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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