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Most self-publishing authors who are just starting out have many other priorities besides writing. You may have a full-time job, a family, or maybe writing is one of many income-generating businesses that you juggle. No matter what your situation is, time management is a huge part of making your book successful. Tips to Fitting Writing…

Making money as a self-publisher author is not always easy, but you have substantially more opportunities than a traditionally published author. First and foremost, marketing is your new best friend. If readers do not know that you or your books exist, they won’t be read. You need some type of following for most money making…

If you haven’t already noticed, I love a good timeline. And launching a new book is no exception. In the writing community, there is a lot of debate on plotting versus pantsing (i.e. flying by the seat of your pants) when writing a manuscript, and I am firmly planted on the plotting side of the…

First, let’s talk about the elephant in the room: editing is EXPENSIVE. Why is editing expensive? Because it takes a lot of time. For an editor to successfully edit your manuscript, they must read every word. It doesn’t matter if they can speed read on a normal day, editing is the opposite. Each word, each…

Becoming an author is no easy feat. If you’ve never published a book, you may disagree, since self-publishing seems easy enough. When an author self-publishes, he or she just has to write their book and upload it to Amazon, right? Technically, yes. But if the author wants that book to be successful (i.e. make any…