Becoming a self-publisher means you will be going into business. The first and most important step any businessperson takes is to decide what product or service to offer customers. Some kinds of writing hold more promise for commercial success than others. You may dream of publishing a book of poetry, or novel, or telling your …
As of 2018, the rate of book publishing in the United States surpassed 1 million per year. With that type of competition, anyone who desires to earn a living with a fiction writer needs to do something considerable to differentiate themselves from the masses of other hopefuls. Trade publishers still exist and provide the necessary …
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There are a lot of reasons people decide to self-publish. One reason is financial. They recognize that there are potentially greater returns if you do it yourself. There are hundreds of authors who have sold millions of copies of their books. Some have turned their self-publishing into full-fledged independent publishing companies. Perhaps one of the most …
Being a self-publisher means you will have to wear many hats. You may be an amateur, but that doesn’t mean your book will read that way. By studying and applying yourself, you can master all the jobs you need to do. A lot of self-publishers don’t receive any help with their books, but it can …
Self-publishing, like any business, has some stumbling blocks you should watch out for. Contrary to what my mother always said, you must be boastful. You’ll need to learn to toot your own horn. Since you and you alone will have to promote your book, it is up to you to tell anybody and everybody how …
Self-publishing can lead to big profits. Traditional book publishers pay authors a meagre 5 to 15 percent royalty, but there is another way—a way to publish your book and make a tidy profit from it. Self-publishing can be the road to independence and profits. What motivates entrepreneurs to launch their businesses? Most want to be …
Everything from Amazon rankings to your reputation as an author depends in part on how many positive book reviews you get. It feels great to get five stars and glowing compliments about your story, characters, and prose. Even if you know people are reading your book, but they do not give reviews, it feels like …
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With the popularity of self-publishing exploding in the past decade, more people than ever before have the opportunity to become full-time fiction writers. If you have been writing and publishing work for a while, you may consider the shift from your day job to a career as an author yourself. However, this decision comes with …
Procrastination and writers’ block are the enemies of success. If you want to increase productivity and write more every day, the following tips about increasing speed, organization, and inspiration will help. 1 – Learn to Type More Quickly or Use Dictation If you want to get more words down every day, increasing mechanical output makes …
How much time do you spend on your phone every day? How much of that time is productive writing time? While most people use a laptop or desktop computer to get their novels and other books written, your android or iOS phone tablet can also work as an on-the-go writing tool. Out of all the …
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