Tag: self-publishing
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31 Days: Eliza Green – Why Self-Publishing can be good for Debut Authors
Publishing is a hair-raising and confusing game at the moment. Lists are said to be shrinking and even well known authors sometimes struggle to make a living from publishing. There are also many publishing possibilities and many authors are choosing to let readers decide by bringing their books straight to market with the help of…
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Self-published in a bookshop
On writing.ie I share what I have learned so far about getting your self-published book into a (I am stocked in Dubray books in Bray and in Hughes and Hughes stores in Dublin) and about bookshop launches, as well as the success of a self-published author in the UK at getting his book stocked at…
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Dear Agent for writers and last free day
The wonderful Nicola Morgan, of the great writing and publishing site Help, I need a publisher! author of 90 books including Write to be Published has just brought out Dear Agent: Write the Letter that Sells your Book. As readers of her blog will know, the advice she gives is always realistic, practical and sprinkled…
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Why I used my Kindle free days when I had decided not to
The Background I originally signed up for the Kindle free days to be part of the promotion for the launch of the wonderful Jawbreakers anthology in May. I had only launched Housewife with a Half-Life a few days before so perhaps it wasn’t the best time to give it away for free but being part…
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Housewife with a Half-Life e-book launched!
The day is finally here! I’m delighted to launch my debut novel as A.B. Wells Housewife with a Half-Life! Available on: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk A paperback will be available in June! Join me here and on my and on my facebook launch event page. If on twitter, retweet the links for Housewife with a Half-Life launch…
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Why I got a cover designer for my self-pub: Housewife with a Half-Life!
I’m delighted to reveal the cover of Housewife with a Half-Life! I worked with Andrew Brown of Design for Writers to come up with something unique and striking. If there is one thing that I am absolutely hopeless at it’s design. Art, drawing, anything in that line. My 7 year old daughter can sketch better…
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Housewife with a Half-Life: E-book Launch & Blog Splash May 8th!
I’m delighted to announce that I’m going to launch the e-book of my first novel (as A.B.Wells) Housewife with a Half-Life on May 8th! HOUSEWIFE WITH A HALF-LIFE Susan Strong is a suburban housewife who is literally disintegrating. When, Fairly Dave, a kilt sporting spaceman arrives through the shower head to warn her, she knows things…
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5 things I did to make my self-published book brilliant
The first thing I want to do is write. It’s essential, it’s non-negotiable. The next thing I want to do is share my writing with others. And that’s what I’ve been doing on this blog and through my submissions to anthologies and zines. Like many I’m still in the process of figuring out what’s the…
Alison Wells Author 