Sentences with phrase «self published author friend»

Got a Facebook message from a self published author friend who asked about the apparent success of another author.

I can only think of one self published author friend who earned a traditional publishing contract.

Not exact matches

Joey was one of my first blogger friends and she's a self - published author.

By Ron Pramschufer, President, Self Publishing, Inc. - Helping Authors Become Publishers since 1995 Even in this day of e-this and e-that, you haven't published a book unless you can hold it in your hand... flip through the pages, book mark the place you left off and pass it on to a friend after you have read it.

Find out who other writer friends are using, or get involved in self - publishing forums or groups — such as KBoards, or the Alliance of Independent Authors.

Author's Digest meets Robert J. Fanshawe, the self - published author of the World War I novel «The Cellist's Friend&Author's Digest meets Robert J. Fanshawe, the self - published author of the World War I novel «The Cellist's Friend&author of the World War I novel «The Cellist's Friend»

I have several friends who are self - published authors.

Here is how some authors have been gaming self - publishing on Amazon: Write a bunch of short books and get a bunch of friends (or paid reviewers) to give you 5 stars.

If you'd like me to put you in touch with any of my self - publishing author friends near where you live, leave a comment and I'll see if I can hook you up with a group or a like - minded individual.

Honestly, substantive editing is so expensive (thousands of dollars), that, as a self - publishing author, you're probably better off finding a workshop and / or good beta readers (other writers, not friends / family) to critique your work.

I was talking with a publisher friend the other day about some of the scariest (and saddest) delusions many self - published authors believe about having a successful book.

I've got a friend whose updates have turned into nothing but advertisements of his own books, retweets of other self - pubbed authors, and slams on commercial publishing.

Many of the most popular self publishing authors on Twitter share a mix of formal book promotion updates along with one - liners and casual exchanges with fans and friends.

I have self published over the years (even before Amazon) and many friends and colleagues are self - published authors today.

I really think that 99 cents and FREE are the self - published authors best friend.

I am a self published author and have friends who read my books and I read theirs.

I was sent here by my author friend Sally Bradley — I'd already made my mind up to focus on self - publishing, but this article sealed the deal for me!

I firmly believe that agents can help self - published authors expand their reach through library distribution, foreign rights / translations, etc. (I have several self - published friends in that exact situation.)

Today's feature story looks at some of the book cover design options for self published authors, including service providers, friends, crowdsourcing and freelancers.

I know so many amazing authors who have gone the self - publishing route, many of them friends of mine, and I applaud their success.

In the self publishing arena, these events are produced by the author himself, or with the help of friends and sponsors.

As many indie authors know, it can be difficult to get your self - published novel read by people outside of your inner circle of family and friends.

Today we present the conclusion of our interview with Robert J. Fanshawe, self - published author of The Cellist's Friend (the first book in a planned trilogy).

Now we're on to the third category in our examination of our Self Publishing Achievement awards, which automatically help our authors «brag» about their publishing and marketing accomplishments to all their Facebook friends (and thereby market their books to their friendsPublishing Achievement awards, which automatically help our authors «brag» about their publishing and marketing accomplishments to all their Facebook friends (and thereby market their books to their friendspublishing and marketing accomplishments to all their Facebook friends (and thereby market their books to their friends as well).

I feel most self - published authors, however, are going to primarily friends and family, and even those who never go beyond that have still really achieved something great.

And, as my friend Joe Konrath [another successful self - published author] likes to point out, forever is a long time.»

«The vast majority of self - published authors sell to friends and family,» says Mr. Hall.

Remember that every self - published author has tools available that a major author in the 1970s would have cheerfully murdered his or her best friend for.

I also edit friends» books and have recently started my own editing service that is realistically priced for self - published authors.

One of my author friends pointed out an eBook that was promoted as an «International Best Seller,» even though it appeared to be self published and had only been out for a couple months at best.

As a self - published author, if you want your book to get noticed by anyone outside of your immediate family and circle of friends you'll have to approach marketing in an effective way.

Which sounds a bit stupid; I know some of my self - published author friends would scoff at it.

If your Aunt Sophie and best friend from middle school are the only people who bought your last title, you probably feel like becoming a self - published author is a pipe dream.

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Join other Published & Profitable friends on Thursday, July 14, at 4:00 PM EDT as D'vorah Lansky shares book marketing ideas, suggestions, and tips that can help author — both self - published and traditionally - published — promote and leverage their book toPublished & Profitable friends on Thursday, July 14, at 4:00 PM EDT as D'vorah Lansky shares book marketing ideas, suggestions, and tips that can help author — both self - published and traditionally - published — promote and leverage their book topublished and traditionally - published — promote and leverage their book topublished — promote and leverage their book to success.

After getting rejected by numerous agents and publishers, I pretty much gave up my dream of becoming a published author until about three years ago when a friend mentioned I could just self - publish my books on Kindle.

But a lengthy conversation about artificial intelligence with a friend back in 2010 inspired William Hertling to write his first techno thriller — a move that would jump - start a successful career as a self - published author.

There have been self - published success stories where the author has been edited by their wives, husbands or best friends, but most pros will tell you that a professional editor is the way forward, and it's best to shell out around # 1,000 or more to get the best editors around.

Many authors have found that self - publishing is a great option for getting their book to friends and family, but those who are hoping it's an easy route to widespread fame are often disappointed.

As a general rule, the average self - published book sells an estimated 150 copies (mostly to friends and relatives of the author).

What this preliminary data tells us is that the common assumptions are correct — most use MS Word to write, learn about self - publishing from friends and family, and primarily publish for their own reasons and not to become a rich and famous author.

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While self - published authors might include excerpts from friends and unknown sources on the back of their books, some readers might interpret this as an inability to find anyone else to vouch for the book.

Susie is the self - published author of Mental Illness: MI Doesn't Look Like Me, «a story of intimate warfare among rivals, where friend and foe confront the spiritual suffocation of a woman suffering from complex mental illnesses and disorders.»

As a guy who is supportive of authors self - publishing, I find Howey's work interesting, but not earth - shaking, For the record, he looked at one day of sales, at one company, and admittedly guesstimated many of his numbers based on what friends told him.

Litlette.com — Litlette is a new Facebook app we discovered at UPublishU during Book Expo America, a clever app that lets self - published authors share a sample of their book with friends inside Facebook.

To help authors like Santorelli figure out which contests are legitimate and which ones are scams, our friends at BiblioCrunch researched the options and published their list of the 38 best competitions for indie and self - published books earlier this year.

Today we continue our discussion with Susie L. Landown - Clarke, the self - published author of Mental Illness: MI Doesn't Look Like Me, «a story of intimate warfare among rivals, where friend and foe confront the spiritual suffocation of a woman suffering from complex mental illnesses and disorders.»

With that in mind, let's take a look at the major categories of author challenges and examine where some of our self - published friends might be falling a wee bit short.

Published and Profitable members and friends are invited to attend Roger C. Parker's free one - hour telephone interview with Brent Sampson, author of Sell Your Book On Amazon: Top - Secret Tips Guaranteed to Increase Sales for Print - on - Demand and Self - Publishing Writers.