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SELF-PUBLISHING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC…?

If you’re outside of the US, then this post is for you. I’ve been feeling very guilty about neglecting my wonderful non-US readers with posts and tips that are aimed directly at self-pubbers in the land of Uncle Sam. I’m a Brit abroad, so while I know how frustrating it can be reading advice and stories that are US-only relevant, I had never self-published
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“You can follow books up the charts on a piece of elastic.” Part 2 of interview with Amazon.co.uk best-seller Mark Edwards.

In part 2 of this interview (find part 1 here), I asked best-selling author Mark Edwards: “Before the book deal with Harper Collins, how did you get your books onto no 1 & no 2 spot on Amazon.co.uk?” Besides guest blogging and interacting on forums, there was another strategy that Mark had mentioned on Joanna Penn’s site The Creative Penn: tweaking his Amazon meta-date
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What is the ONE thing that has brought you more readers? Part 6 with Suzannah Windsor Freeman & Kathy Lynn Harris

In part 6 of this series, I talked to Suzannah Windsor Freeman & Kathy Lynn Harris about their self-publishing and promotional experiences. Both are busy Mothers, writers, and fantastic self-starting marketers. Enjoy! - Laura Suzannah Windsor Freeman,The Busy Mom’s Guide to Writing www.busymomsguidetowriting.com What do you wish you had known when you first started self-publishing? The biggest problem for me was having a deadline.
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From delivering bread at 2am, to selling 65,000 copies of his self-published books. Meet Kimanzi Constable!

We’ve all had jobs that we really disliked, right? I’ve had too many to mention! During high school and college I took on so many crappy part time jobs that I could write a book. Well Kimanzi Constable hated his job and did just that – he wrote the book. Two books in fact. But his books aren’t just a career moan-fest, they’re inspirational
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Your burning questions about taxes on book royalties answered! Self-Published Author Taxes Q&A with ‘Money Girl’ Laura Adams

Okay okay guys I don’t want to freak you out with that horrid word that begins with T and ends in X. But… Somewhere along the line we all need to think about it. Them. The T word thing. Yuk!     I, for one,am not a fan. But I figure that we’re all in this together, right? So I invited the lovely and
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The first British self-published authors to hit #1 spot on Amazon.co.uk

Interview with Mark Edwards on Living the Dream!   Mark Edwards and his writing partner Louise Voss were the first British indie authors to hit #1 & #2 on the Amazon.co.uk charts with Killing Cupid & Catch Your Death. But their journey to that point wasn’t exactly plain sailing… In part 1 of this interview (about 10 minutes), find out how long it took
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A new author website in just 3 days?

We CAN do it. Happy Friday y’all. (Yes, I use that word “honorarily” because my nice friend from Texas says it’s okay for me to do so. It sounds wonderful in my British accent!) We all made it through the first week of October and doesn’t it feel good? I love this time of year. Soon it will even be time to wear my
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What is the ONE thing that has brought you more readers? Part 5 with Catherine Ryan Howard & Robert B. Lowe

Catherine Ryan Howard, Author of Self-Printed www.catherineryanhoward.com 1.What do you wish you had known when you first started self-publishing? Don’t have a real life book launch—or don’t do anything that involves ordering stock for yourself. That’s a massive investment and you can just as successfully self-publish by avoiding it completely. 2.What is ONE thing that you have done that brought you more readers? I
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How blogging can help you sell more books – & how to maintain a successful blog!

So… ever started a blog for your book and then just… left it to die?Gosh, join the club! People ask all the time how to stick to a consistent blogging schedule – and whether it’s even worth it. I’ve felt the same way, and this is not the first blog I’ve started (!). Now I’m in quite a consistent groove and I find it
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How to write and maintain a great blog that helps you sell more books (with blogging hero Gretchen Rubin)

So… ever started a blog for your book and then just… left it to die?Gosh, join the club! People ask all the time how to stick to a consistent blogging schedule – and whether it’s even worth it. I’ve felt the same way, and this is not the first blog I’ve started (!). Now I’m in quite a consistent groove and I find it
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