At this present time, I don't consider myself an "active Indie Author". To clarify any confusion, let me explain. Yes, I do have two books out in the world. Yes, you can find them on Amazon. Yes, you can purchase them on Amazon. Please do. Sometimes, you may have the vampire novel, due to KDP … Continue reading Can you afford to be an Indie Author?
Month: February 2018
Be Stubborn
Do I feel like giving up? No comment, but if there's one thing I learned from the movie "Galaxy Quest" is to #NeverGiveUp #NeverSurrender Yes, Vian, I will choose to be stubborn when it comes to pursuing my future as a writer! Cheers! 🙂
The Top 4 Myths Of Traditional Publishing
Thank you so much for this objective take on traditional publishing. As a once published, then turned Indie author (publisher went out of business) who wants her most current stories to be published traditionally, I know that both camps (traditional vs self-published) possess their own set of pros/cons and misunderstandings. Great post!
Books, Authors, Double Standards and Snobbery.
Being an Indie Author is tough and it doesn’t get any easier when the stigma of independently published books are in most cases patronized and ignored (at worst). However, I must admit that it’s hard to market your existing book and write more books for publication without the proper resources, platform, advertising, which all cost a lot of money that writers (who dream of quitting their day jobs in order to write full-time) simply can’t do without. Great post! *New Follower Alert*
I am perpetually frustrated by the disdain that many have for Indie authors. Indie artists, musicians, and filmmakers are applauded for daring to step out, break the mould and do their own thing in defiance of the industries that are perceived to have grown too big, too powerful, too rich.
Nobody hesitates to go to a doctor or lawyer who owns their own practice. People don’t think twice about having their car serviced by a mechanic who runs a local garage. They’re independent practitioners within their industry, too. Let’s face it, there are some shonky ones out there – in any industry – but they are the vast minority, and their behaviour should never be used as the yardstick by which all others are measured.
So why is the double standard against Indie authors still not only acceptable, but so widely endorsed?
I won’t deny that I’ve picked up two…
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What Social Media Platform is Right for My Writing?
Fantastic insight! 🙂
Postcolonial Fantasy and Africa- Against the Word “Tribe”
A great resource for The Novel to come. 🙂
“The idea of tribes was brought to Africa for several reasons…. It was easier to place people into categories based on perceived divisions of ethnicity than it was to try to understand the multi-layered, fluid identities that prevailed…. colonial authorities found that placing people into “tribes” with “chiefs” was an effective way of creating a political order.”–John Reader
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Wakanda Forever
#BlackPantherMovie Spoilers await you, so click elsewhere if you haven’t seen it yet! 😀
After all our waiting and hope, Black Panther delivers.
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The FBI’s War on Black Bookstores
#BlackHistoryMonth Wednesday Wisdom Reblog
Epigraphs? How to Increase the Depth and Tension of Your Fantasy World
An epigraph is a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme. Epigraphs usually come from other artists, such as poets, authors, painters, or musicians. For example, here's the famous epigraph, written by D'Invilliers from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. If you've read The Great Gatsby, then you're familiar … Continue reading Epigraphs? How to Increase the Depth and Tension of Your Fantasy World
How To Easily Format Poetry For Ebook Publishing…
By Derek Haines 
on Just Publishing Advice:
Formatting poetry for ebooks is simple with the right tools
Self-publishing fiction is as easy as having a Word document and then uploading.
Most publishing platforms automatically remove unwanted space and create flowing text, which is perfect for fiction.
For poetry, however, space is a tool, and it can be very frustrating when all your formatting in Word is stripped away when you upload for publishing.
It has been a while since I had to work on a poetry manuscript, and I’ll admit that I was becoming a little frustrated after my first couple of attempts at uploading to both Kindle and Draft2Digital (D2D).
While Kindle preserved at least some of the Word formatting, Draft2 Digital stripped almost all of it away.
I found this in D2d help, but it proved to be a hit and miss affair. Some formatting stuck on some…
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