If I Were a Newly Self-Published Author, What Steps Would I Take To Succeed?
This is a really great post. I hope it inspires you as much as it did me. I recommend you follow Bob’s blog. It looks like he’s got some great stuff for fellow indie authors.
Originally posted on Write on the River:
Recently, on an online course at Write It Forward on marketing, I was asked point blank by a self-published author in essence:
How does a newly self-published author succeed in this new landscape of self-publishing?
I’ve thought long and hard about this and give my answer based on 20 years of traditional publishing and two years of indie publishing experience.
Understand that there is no secret handshake. No miracle answer that will break you out next week. If there were, everyone would be doing it. The key is to what everyone isn’t going to do. Which is stick around for the long haul.
The steps:
Write really good books. This seems so apparent most people don’t understand why I mention it. The reason is, your first book probably isn’t going to be that good. Most likely not your second. Your third might start hitting it, if you are…
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