Tag: publishing
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Writing Tips for Young Writers
I’ve been doing this writing thing seriously now for a few years. I am far from the perfect writer, and I am continually working on my craft to improve, so I don’t want this post to come across to anyone that I am the great writing guru imparting knowledge to the poor souls who toil…
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Kindle Scout Kick-off: Hot & Trending
My fourth novel’s Kindle Scout campaign is off and running. Early results? HOT & TRENDING! I really appreciate everyone who has nominated it so far, and if you haven’t checked out the site yet, you can do so HERE! If you nominate my book and it is chosen for publication through Kindle Press, you’ll receive…
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Tedious Editing & a Decision about Kindle Scout
I recently received the manuscript back from my editor for my new novel A Love Story for a Nation. Once that happens, the gears start turning and the planning begins. The first step is to obviously fix the mistakes and issues brought up by my editor. This is what I can tedious editing – the minutia…
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You can buy twitter followers? The dark side of modern publishing.
What? Call me naive and extremely behind the curve, but what? Is? That? I need to pause and think for a minute. Hmmm. You mean by this afternoon I could be followed by tens of thousands of twitter-heads? Okay. I’ve thought. Here’s my conclusion: if that’s what it takes to succeed in this world, then…
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Reflections on Two Years as an Indie Author
December 2014 is the two year anniversary of my decision to become an independent author. It’s really been an amazing ride thus far. I’ve learned so much, made a whole lot of mistakes, and met some great people. I don’t regret the decision at all. So I just want to reminisce for a minute about…
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Blitz Publishing – My First Christmas Story Soon!
It’s November 30th. I’m sitting in the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel just thinking as I usually do. Rehashing plot lines and pondering random story ideas. My mind happened upon one of the short plays I had written and produced a short while ago called “If Love is a Crime, String Me Up.” It’s…
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Typography & Indie Authors
I like to do things myself. This can be good. This can be bad. As an indie author, typography is one of those jobs that I have no business doing, but I find myself doing it anyways. I know many authors are by-passing the print versions of their books and just releasing e-Book versions. I’m…
Author Mark W Sasse 