Hank Quense > Hank's Quotes

“Privilege (to the privileged) means having private laws.”
― Terry Pratchett

“War is sweet to those who have no experience of it. But the experienced man trembles exceedingly in his heart at its approach.”
― Pindar

“The trick isn’t to simply publish a book; the trick is to produce a quality book package to surround the book’s content”
― hank quense

“Pay attention,” Gareth said to Moxie. “If it comes down to a choice of gettin’ captured or killed by Saxons or brigands, dead is less bad,”
― Hank Quense, Moxie's Problem

“Authority that can not be questioned is tyranny" Terry Pratchett: A Slip of the Keyboard”
― Hank Quense

“Self-publishing a book for the first time isn’t for the faint of heart: it’s a daunting project that takes time and money. Just because you wrote a book (of which you should be proud) doesn’t mean you know anything about self-publishing that book. Authoring a book and publishing that book are two completely different endeavors.”
― hank quense, Self-publishing a Book

“Most books on publishing deal with publishing by itself. Most books on marketing deal with marketing as a stand-alone project. I think this is the wrong approach. Self-publishing and book marketing have to be considered as an integrated project. That is what this book does; it treats publishing and marketing together as a unified project.”
― hank quense, How to Self-publish and Market a Book

“As you start your self-publishing project, you will come across tasks that are outside your experiences as an author. This is to be expected since the only commonality between writing a book, self-publishing the book and marketing the book is that all these activities involve the same book and the same person.”
― Hank Quense, How to Self-publish and Market a Book

“Social media is an essential part of your marketing plan and your branding. However, be warned. Social media is a major time suck and many sites are next to worthless when it comes to marketing and selling your book. Nevertheless, you must persist.”
― Hank Quense, How to Self-publish and Market a Book