Tag Archives: self-publishing
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When Indie met the establishment (guest post by Laxmi Hariharan)
Leave a commentMay 31, 2013 by James Calbraith
Cut to twelve months ago—as a just born Indie, I listened to Kate Mosse (author of Labyrinth) talk about how …
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5 things I’ve learned from self-publishing
8January 21, 2013 by James Calbraith
This was supposed to be a guest post for somewhere else, but due to mis-communication I’m now able to post …
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Cybermonday: Return to Kobo and KDP Select Summary
2November 26, 2012 by James Calbraith
CYBERMONDAY HALF-PRICE PROMO ALL DAY TODAY I think I’ve squeezed all I could from KDP Select for now. I ran …
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The Five Stages of Self-Pubber’s Grief
1October 13, 2012 by James Calbraith

It’s not easy beinggreena writer. Everyone knows that. Being a self-published writer brings with it a whole new set of problems.The list below is, of course, not only incomplete; five just seemed like a nice cut-off number. It’s also very subjective, based on a limited sample of one – me. You may find other things causing you greater frustration, or discover that everything goes fine and smoothly (it never does!). There are a few controversial points, with which you may strongly disagree (I hope so!) But if you haven’t gone through the self-publishing process yet, or are just beginning, this may prepare you for a little of what to expect.
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KDP Select – a week later. The price of one’s soul.
15September 12, 2012 by James Calbraith
It’s been a week since my free promotion. And what a week it’s been! It’s time for the first summary …
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Indian Adventure, pt. 2
Leave a commentAugust 22, 2012 by James Calbraith
I just received an e-mail from KDP, which goes as follows: Hello, We are excited to announce Kindle Direct Publishing …
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How to be a successful… lottery winner
1August 19, 2012 by James Calbraith
Everyone can be a lottery winner. Not everyone is. Over the recent months I have been analysing the stories of …
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Paperback Writer, part 3
2August 8, 2012 by James Calbraith
The paperback version of “The Shadow of Black Wings” is now available on Amazon (.com and all the European ones) …
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Paperback Writer, part 2
2August 1, 2012 by James Calbraith
The paperback version of “The Shadow of Black Wings” is now available on Amazon (.com and all the European ones) …
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Here, There Be Dragons
Leave a commentJuly 28, 2012 by James Calbraith
Reblogged from YA Book Bridges: TITLE: The Shadow of Black Wings, Book One of The Year of the Dragon AUTHOR: …
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