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Get the word out-vanity presses, assisted self pub, etc.

So one of the ways to help inform aspiring writers about the problems with vanity presses, 'assisted self publishing', etc is to get the word out.

One way to get the word out is get the info higher up on the search engines…right?

So maybe those of who have talked about the pitfalls should link to each other.  Those who have interested in the discussion could also link to the posts.  That's how search engines work, right?  the more links to a site, the more hits, the higher it moves on search...

What I'm tweeting about

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An experiment

So with all the hubbub about self publishing, assisted (cough, cough) self publishing and vanity publishing, I decided to do an experiment.  Granted, I kind of cheated.  This book had already been written and published in a print anthology, but it was with non-exclusive rights, which means if I decide to put it elsewhere, I can.

And so I did.  At smashwords.  here.

Hunter's Choice

Be warned… this is a SHORT story.  But it's also a cheap price.

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What I'm tweeting about

22:02 What I'm tweeting about: wp.me/p2E96-119 #22:17 @jenniferhaymore seriously? Wow. That's cool. #22:17 RT @jenniferhaymore: There's a guy sitting next to me at the B&N cafe reading an @shilohwalker book! #22:18 @limecello I'm going to be nice and not tell you what I'm wetting my whistle with #22:20 @limecello I WAS nice…after all, I didn't say it, did i? #22:31 @mad4rombks because you are a true junkie? #22:34 I want a widget. Are you widgety? bit.ly/77ihq9 #22:35 Signing in...

Agent Appreciation Day

So apparently, according to twitter, today is agent appreciation day.

Let me say…

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I love my agent.  Ms. Irene Goodman of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency is wonderful.    She handles my mini-crisises, my BIG crisises (is that a word) and my paranoias, and she does it without blinking or making me feel silly.

She's awesome.

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Guest blogger…Jana Oliver on Self Publishing

Since the internets are still kinda buzzing about the 'assisted self pub' hoopla with Author Solutions/Harlequin Horizons/Dellarte Press, I wanted to discuss self publishing a bit more in depth…but being lazy, I didn't want to do all the resarch myself, so I found a fellow RWA member who has some experience in self publishing.

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Jana Oliver began her career by self-publishing her first three books. After two of those were finalists for national awards...

What I'm tweeting about

12:21 @RebeccaYork43 well, if I had one local enough that I could drag to the gym…that might work… O_O not enough local… #12:23 working on Hunter's Fall for the next hour or so, then switching to IF YOU HEAR HER. Then maybe special project. #12:24 @LarissaIone is @redrobinreader she an enabler or a pusher? because that stuff is like addictive. #12:24 @jaciburton oh man don't you frickin hate that? #12:28 @jaciburton yeah, if you can't get the beginning going, there's something...

What I'm tweeting about

22:03 What I'm tweeting about: wp.me/p2E96-10W #23:01 Widget me please… wp.me/p2E96-10B #23:01 Self-publishing vs. "Assisted" Self Publishing/Vanity Press: wp.me/p2E96-ZT #01:07 @YasmineGalenorn could be your toothpaste. #01:07 I'm going to bed. it's after one. I should already be asleep… sigh #08:34 @AnniCat I would have to agree. That is surely a sign of true love. #13:01 @anyabast i was… I just didn't know… O_O #13:23 One thing that irritates me, to no end, a week after book...

Self-publishing vs. "Assisted" Self Publishing/Vanity Press

Everybody, please bear in mind, I'm no self-publishing expert.  I'm not too educated on it, and that's fine with me because self publishing looks like a hell of a lot of work.

If you want to self publish, be prepared to do that hell of a lot of work.

Or, you can spent a lot more money for 'assisted' self publishing and have to split the profits.  Since you're fronting a lot of money, and since the majority of 'assisted' self pubs/vanity press books don't tend to sell a lot…well, I'm thinking...

Widget me

Are you a widgety-sort of person?

I want a widget.

But the problem is when I start messing with widgets, I spend way too much time on them.  Plus, I'm not particularly good at them.

So…. maybe somebody else can widget me.  I want a widget for my romantic suspense BROKEN, due out in March 2, 2010.

Would you like to make me a widget and get entered into a contest for an ARC of BROKEN?    If so… make me a widget.  If you want to design the widget using something like sprout (or similiar) that's...