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Category: self publishing

My journey to self-publishing

March 14, 2022 cheryl Leave a comment

My journey to self-publishing my books tells how I clambered out of the querying trenches into the frightening no-man’s land…

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Posted in: self publishing Filed under: authors, indie authors, indie press, querying, traditional publishing

Six Do’s and Four Don’ts in writing book blurbs

February 10, 2022 cheryl Leave a comment
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Writing book blurbs is hard. Ask any author pitching to agents on the traditional publishing route, and 99% will tell…

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Posted in: Marketing, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: back cover blurbs, book blurbs, book description

Indie Stars Bookshop is live – win 6 books and a game!

October 30, 2021 cheryl Leave a comment

Indie Stars Bookshop is live! A collaboration of 15 indie authors, to bring you holiday season gifts for all ages…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News, self publishing Filed under: competition, kids books, multi-genre books for sale, murder mystery games, novels, short stories

Four stages of novel editing to make your book shine

September 10, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments
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The draft is done. Yay! Now it’s time for editing. When I read that someone’s manuscript is with their editor,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: copy editing, developmental editing, editing, line editing, proofreading, structural editing

Beta readers – what are they and why do you need them?

September 3, 2021 cheryl Leave a comment
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I’d never heard of beta readers when I (poorly) published my first books, a fantasy trilogy. If I had, I…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: beta readers, editing, novel draft

Four self-publishing tips

February 2, 2021 cheryl 1 Comment

At the end of this process, I plan on writing one blog post putting together the various things I’ve learned…

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Posted in: self publishing Filed under: ARCs, book pricing, book proofs, book review copies, distribution platforms, drafttodigital, formatting books, self-publishing, story origin

Second person present tense: 2 pros, 2 cons

January 6, 2021 cheryl Leave a comment

As a homework exercise for Dean Writers Circle, I suggested writing a piece in second person, present tense. Not something…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: present tense, second person

Real life and writing

November 27, 2020 cheryl Leave a comment

What made me think about it? This morning I was listening to Woman’s Hour on BBC 4 as I drove…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: historical fiction, life experience, real settings, voice in writing

Ease Draft One Pain – Critique Partners, and a tool!

November 12, 2020 cheryl Leave a comment

Last night we had a zoom meeting of our local novel group, a sub-group of Dean Writers Circle. Right now,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: draft one, drafting, editing, novel review, writing groups

Six key take-aways for successful blogging – a year later

October 9, 2020 cheryl Leave a comment
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These six key take-aways for successful blogging came out of a Jane Friedman webinar I attended. I thought it would…

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Posted in: Marketing, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: blogging, newsletter, research, target audience
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