Publishing
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The journey to my book launch has been chaotic, with delayed books and unexpected hiccups, but I’ll learn and adapt.
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Author excitedly announces upcoming book release and surprising lack of nervousness about reader reception, feeling accomplished and eager.
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Things are getting real over here with my writing career, y’all! In January, I finished the final self-edits for my novel, joined a writer’s workshop, had my first chapter critiqued, and bought the ISBNs for my paperback and ebook. Over the next eight weeks, I will be getting as much of my book critiqued as…
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Nothing is more nerve-wracking than having other people read your writing, but alas, this is what we are working for as writers. While getting my novel ready for publication, I have read it to my husband (out loud, you know, because it wasn’t stress-inducing enough already) and sent it off to the most reliable of…
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I am well aware that self-publishing has a bad rap in the writing industry, and many reasons for this are justified. When anyone can put their work out into the world, the market becomes saturated with a lot of poorly-written, formatted, and all around bad books out there. But I’ve also seen a lot of…
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The statement above is something most people keep to themselves. I’ve only ever said, “I have no idea what I’m doing,” to the people closest to me, and I mainly find myself saying it in a hushed, shameful whisper when I’m alone. But here we go, I’m coming out to the world: I have no…
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I have been writing seriously since I was sixteen. Back then, I was convinced that I was going to become a published author and live the good life like JK Rowling (you know, before…). But then, I was bit by the acting and performing bug . I put my writing aside for the rest of…
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