writing career
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The book launch surpassed expectations, with love from family and friends. Reading and Q&A were well-received, marking the start of a fulfilling author journey.
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Author’s debut novel, “The Soul Child”, published in ebook and paperback. Initial sales modest; hopeful for increased interest with future works.
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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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Indie author almost mistakenly publishes unfinished book on KDP due to unintentional click, crisis averted by missing ISBN.
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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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I thought I’d return to my blog here with a simple update. Life has certainly been strange and unpredictable with a baby, so last year was definitely just a survival year. In fact, “survive” was my word for the year. But this year, my word is “thrive.” My daughter is entering toddlerhood, so while I
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Listen, we all need to be honest with ourselves and acknowledge that sometimes life just gets in the way. Acknowledge this without guilt, frustration, or regret. That’s really the only way we can move forward once life has loosened its grip on us. For about a year there, I was on a role with my
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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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