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December 8, 2012
FREE Download
Charmed is a free ebook download today on amazon.com. Get your copy.
December 6, 2012
FREE Giveaway!
Enter the free giveaway for a chance to win Dating Husbands.
December 4, 2012
FREE Download
Just an FYI: Dating Husbands, a romantic comedy, is a free download today on amazon.com...
Get your copy. Get two.
Get your copy. Get two.
November 16, 2012
How I decided to self-publish with ebooks
The publishing world is not always kind. It's rare to find a literary agent willing to take a chance on an unknown writer. It's even rarer to find a publisher willing to do the same.
It's frustrating having ONE person tell you your work "isn't right for them", or worse, not having them respond at all. As the rejection letters pile up, your confidence collapses.
Been there, done that.
I've been told countless times to self-publish. In most self-publishing endeavors, you're paying money to publish your work without a guarantee you'll make any profit. Kind of a turn off; for me anyway.
I continued to hope for that one "yes" out of dozens of "no's".
Recently, a good friend of mine shared an article about ebooks with me. In it, authors who started out self-publishing ebooks later went on to get literary agents and publishing contracts once their fan base grew.
I thought about this. A lot. I personally would rather hold an actual book in my hands and assumed the masses had the same view on this.
I was wrong.
Ebooks are growing in popularity by fantastical rates. There is no cost to self-publish ebooks, so there is so chance of money loss. Ebooks can be downloaded to kindles, nooks, ipads, various phone; even personal computers.
So I did it; I self-published an ebook.
I've got two available for purchase now on amazon.com and am working on getting a third.
The hardest and slowest part of the process is growing a fan base; getting my work and name out there. Endless self-promoting is involved. This is where I'm at now.
You can 'like' me on facebook under 'Lindy Zart Author Page'.
My amazon author profile is viewable at: www.amazon.com/author/lindyzart
Follow me on twitter.
And most importantly, happy reading.
It's frustrating having ONE person tell you your work "isn't right for them", or worse, not having them respond at all. As the rejection letters pile up, your confidence collapses.
Been there, done that.
I've been told countless times to self-publish. In most self-publishing endeavors, you're paying money to publish your work without a guarantee you'll make any profit. Kind of a turn off; for me anyway.
I continued to hope for that one "yes" out of dozens of "no's".
Recently, a good friend of mine shared an article about ebooks with me. In it, authors who started out self-publishing ebooks later went on to get literary agents and publishing contracts once their fan base grew.
I thought about this. A lot. I personally would rather hold an actual book in my hands and assumed the masses had the same view on this.
I was wrong.
Ebooks are growing in popularity by fantastical rates. There is no cost to self-publish ebooks, so there is so chance of money loss. Ebooks can be downloaded to kindles, nooks, ipads, various phone; even personal computers.
So I did it; I self-published an ebook.
I've got two available for purchase now on amazon.com and am working on getting a third.
The hardest and slowest part of the process is growing a fan base; getting my work and name out there. Endless self-promoting is involved. This is where I'm at now.
You can 'like' me on facebook under 'Lindy Zart Author Page'.
My amazon author profile is viewable at: www.amazon.com/author/lindyzart
Follow me on twitter.
And most importantly, happy reading.
November 10, 2012
Just Hook Me Up and Go
Before I sit down to write, there are some basic necessities I must have in hand. Laptop (of course), earbuds, a comfy spot to mold my body to for hours, and most importantly, coffee.
Pretty much if I'm around my computer, I'm trying to write on it. And I say "trying" because I have two boys who, for some reason, think I'm their entertainment every hour of the day their eyes are open.
I forget to eat (which is a good thing), drink, exercise (BAD, very bad), and neglect all household chores when I'm focused on my work. My boys have to remind me to feed and clothe them (it's not that bad, most days...really).
You might even say I'm obsessed.
But practice makes perfect and I want to one day astound people with my written word, so...onward and all that.
Pretty much if I'm around my computer, I'm trying to write on it. And I say "trying" because I have two boys who, for some reason, think I'm their entertainment every hour of the day their eyes are open.
I forget to eat (which is a good thing), drink, exercise (BAD, very bad), and neglect all household chores when I'm focused on my work. My boys have to remind me to feed and clothe them (it's not that bad, most days...really).
You might even say I'm obsessed.
But practice makes perfect and I want to one day astound people with my written word, so...onward and all that.
November 6, 2012
To ebook or not to ebook?
I'm going to keep this short and sweet; like me.
I've been struggling for years to find a literary agent to sign me on. I've received a depressing amount of rejection letters (I lost count long ago), and so, after reading an article about authors who started self-publishing their work with ebooks and built up their following that way, I decided to give it a go.
I put my first ebook on amazon as of two days ago. Now I cross my fingers...
I've been struggling for years to find a literary agent to sign me on. I've received a depressing amount of rejection letters (I lost count long ago), and so, after reading an article about authors who started self-publishing their work with ebooks and built up their following that way, I decided to give it a go.
I put my first ebook on amazon as of two days ago. Now I cross my fingers...
