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Self-Publishing Moves Into Mainstream – Writer’s Organizations Struggle

To compete with the big boys, you need to bring money. Or have skills that include graphic design and marketing. Or have friends that do. Because to be taken seriously, you have to treat independent publishing as a business. A business that demands respect and recognition.

According to the discussions reported by Publisher’s Weekly at the recent Nebula Awards, it was suggested that authors budget $4-6K for their book design and marketing. This was part of a discussion about the business of independent, or self-, publishing by people who belonged to an organization that bans self-published authors from membership.

The SciFi/Fantasy community is struggling with what the Romance Writers and Mystery Writers organizations have been debating for years.

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Storytelling is my Passion

I’ve wanted to write since I was a little girl. I remember starting a novel on a small notepad, with aspirations to be the next “Carolyn Keene” – author, or multiple authors, of the Nancy Drew series. It wasn’t the possibility or being rich and famous that inspired me. What I wanted to do was [...]

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Why Writers are Leaving Traditional Publishers – Read This if You Want to Get Published

There’s so much focus on the pitfalls of independent publishing that I don’t think many people are talking about the pitfalls of traditional publishing. I believe there is still room for both. I believe there are some great traditional publishers, editors and agents working hard to do their best for writers. However, it’s getting harder [...]

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To Write Great Content Choose the Right Words

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter–it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” ~ Mark Twain A word, misplaced or missed, changes the entire meaning. If you’ve ever cooked with baking powder instead of baking soda, you know it can change the outcome, [...]

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Goals Must Include Time For Living

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  I love goals, I do. But I can get so caught up in the “must dos” that time slips away and I realize I’ve done nothing but work. And, you KNOW this, you do, but maybe a short refresher course is in order now, at the beginning of a new year. You have a [...]

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