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Self-Publishing Perk: The Control Factor

*I should make a note ahead of time that I am not against traditional publishing. I fully support anyone who is led down that path. (Okay. Now that I got that out of the way, here's my post.)

The more I self-publish, the more I like it. I like calling the shots on my books. I was thinking about this last night as I finished up my novellette, A Bride for Tom. Yes, I am done but I am wondering if another scene needs to be added somewhere. I'm going to hold off on doing any real revision or...

Promoting a Book Prior to Publication

This is more for those who self-publish since there's more control over things like the book cover and title but some probably does apply for those wanting to traditionally publish too.

I am going to start writing my next book The Wrong Husband today. I have two chapters written but I'll have rewrite them because my writing style has changed over the year. I did the book trailer and made the cover. I notice that I'm starting to fall into a pattern as I work through the process of making a b...

Dan Fitzpatrick Speaks on Self-Publishing

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Author Dan Fitzpatrick.

Remember, if you have any questions or comments for Dan, please ask. This is a good chance for you to learn more about self-publishing or about what went into the writing of his book. The purpose of this interview is to educate and (hopefully) entertain.


Topics covered in this interview on Self-Publishing:
• the good and bad things about self-publishing
• what do you do if you have an old version of a book you want to replace on a site like Amazon
• why he chose self-publis...

Why A Writer Would Self-Publish

Below is a link that I found this morning that sums up exactly why some people choose to self-publish. We don't all self-publish because we have no other option. Most of us have taken a careful look at traditional publication and decided it's not for us. The link below (by Dan Fitzpatrick) states exactly why, in case you ever wondered why some writers self-publish:

http://visionchild.blogspot.com/2009/...

To view his webiste, go to http://www.dansvisionproductions....