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My Journey into Creating a Publishing Company…Part One
Originally posted on Plaisted Formatting & Genealogy:
If I go back to when I first started writing in 2012 I didn’t know squat about publishing, never mind needing lessons in grammar, and the person’s voice. Like many others out there I tried traditional publishing. You remember the first publisher of Fifty Shades? It was an…
Why Some Books Resonate and Others Don’t
Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
I’m here to tell you why some books resonate and others don’t. Why? Because so many publishers/agents/editors are out there searching for the next big thing, and many authors are trying to become that. As authors, sometimes we stare at three or four different projects and wonder which one…
10 Things I’ve Learned From Self-Publishing
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by J.U. Scribe It’s been three years since I self published my first book. It’s definitely been a learning experience marked by relative successes and failures. As I mark the 3rd anniversary since I self-published Before the Legend , here are the top ten things I’ve learned over the course of…
#MondayBlogs: When Writing is Not All You Do
Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
Intro: Back in February of 2013, I wrote a little blog post called Writing Tips: How to Handle Rejection. A huge part of this post was dedicated to John Tompkins. At the time, he wrote a blog called Rejection Love Letters (Or How to Lose Agents and Alienate Publishers).…
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Querying as a Debut Author
Originally posted on Carly Watters, Literary Agent:
I really enjoy talking about debuts. Many debut authors are nervous about their credentials (do I have enough? do they mean anything?), their contacts (who do I have to know? what if I don’t “know” anyone?), and their book (what if it’s not good enough? what if it’s the…
When you feel like taking your author platform into the woods and losing it
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
My first fantasy series was finished last August, together with a handful of spin-off stories for readers who want even more of the world of The Green Woman. Without waiting to draw breath I went straight on to polishing the two other projects I had finished, and getting on…
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