creativity
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Self-Publishing: Understanding Copyright and Distribution
Copyright First-time self-publishers often worry about copyright or that someone will steal their idea. This is typically the first sign of a novice self-publisher. However, new and established authors might worry about someone stealing their books now that AI is here. First, you should know that you own the copyright to your book at the… Continue reading
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Dear Self-Published Author, You Have Options!
While Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing is excellent, there are other options for print-on-demand publishing that self-published authors can explore. Draft2Digital Draft2Digital is a gem. D2D is an aggregator that distributes your books to major retailers online, from Barnes and Noble to Apple iBooks to Baker & Taylor. They have merged with Smashwords and now also… Continue reading
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Dear Self-Publishers, Don’t Limit Your Potential
The Martian started as a self-published book. Its author, Andy Weir, said he didn’t think the book had mainstream appeal and was surprised anyone was interested. It began as a series on Weir’s website, and when readers complained it was hard to read the stories sitting at their computer, Weir listened to his audience and… Continue reading
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Why You Shouldn’t Worry about Family Not Supporting Your Books
When the Power series was first hot, my cousin said to me: “You should write books like on Power! The way we grew up, I know you can put some stuff together.” That bothered me for two reasons: I am not that kind of writer. Yes, I grew up around drug dealers and addicts, but… Continue reading
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Preparing Your Self-Published Book for Bookstores (Part 1)
Contrary to popular belief, self-published books can get into brick-and-mortar bookstores. Ask me how I know… Here Are Three Easy Ways to Prepare Your Self-Published / Indie Book for a Store: 1. Have a professionally designed cover with your name and title on the spine. Usually, I will tell you to ensure it’s edited first (do that,… Continue reading
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Do More with Your Self-Published Book
High achieving authors (Indie, Trad, or otherwise) tend to fall into a few categories: They publish high-quality books (well-edited, dope cover art, and well-formatted, to name a few). They collaborate with other authors and business people. They use their book to create additional income streams through businesses and services. Today, I want to focus on… Continue reading
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Multiply Your Talents (Use Your Gifts)
There are headstones with the names of highly gifted people who died with those gifts still inside them. Brilliant people who passed but never passed that intellect on for anyone else’s benefit. They died smart. Highly passionate people who never dared to love fully, and wealthy people who are so poor, all they have is… Continue reading
