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One Indie Author’s Debut Year Income

The Numbers Are In! About a year ago, I compared royalties for traditional versus indie publishing in a blog post. I had a unique perspective to offer since I did this comparison for the SAME book and close to the … Continue reading

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Quick and Dirty Checklist for Self-Publishing

I’ve self-published three books this year and plan to do two more. It’s been so much fun learning this new skill. Since so many folks have asked me what I’ve learned, I’m going to do a series of self-publishing posts. … Continue reading

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Counting My Blessings

Writing and Salary Updates of a Self-Pubbed Bestselling Author I use the term self-pubbed proudly. I use the term bestselling with a slight eye-roll because we’re talking sub-genre Amazon lists here (Time-travel & Scottish romance), not the NYT. But still. … Continue reading

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Self Publishing vs Small Press: One Author’s Experience

  Is the Risk of Self Publishing Worth It? And even more importantly, will there be cupcakes? I’m a scientist by training. And I want to open this post with the caveat that 21 days isn’t a great data sample … Continue reading

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