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Self-publishing Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To) Part 1

Self-publishing Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To) Part 1

In her memoir, One Writer’s Beginnings, Eudora Welty describes her childhood forays to the local library. The stern librarian, Mrs. Calloway, would look up from her desk, “her dragon eye on the front door” and if sunlight passed through young Welty’s dress, the librarian sent her home. “You could just put on another petticoat if you wanted a book that badly from the public library” (29). Welty did. Thankfully, the librarians in my experience bear no resemblance to Mrs. Calloway….

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What Does It Cost to Self Publish My Book?

What Does It Cost to Self Publish My Book?

Baby, take a bow. For those of you in the under 40 set, this is an allusion to the Shirley Temple movie Stand Up and Cheer.  As a child, my favorite pastime was to watch and watch again and watch some more Shirley Temple black and white movies.  For me, Shirley Temple embodied optimism, that pick-yourself-up-and-dust-off-your-dotted-swiss-voile-and-shake-out-your-petticoats mentality.  One of my most treasured Christmas presents was a petticoat that Santa brought.  I entered the room filled with anticipation and there it…

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Indie Publishing: Budget Line Items

Indie Publishing: Budget Line Items

Okay, I’m going back on my word. Sort of. Is it possible to sort of go back on your word? I had promised to give you my budget for this edition of Writer Unleashed. However, in working the budget and presenting it for review to my Numbers Savvy Husband, a few line items jumped out and surprised us. One large expense was the annual web hosting fee. Therefore, we decided to ask our IT/website designer friend to search for a…

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