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May.13.2013
Theo Pauline Nestor
Host, Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat
On the last day of the quarter, I often ask students in my memoir class to write down on an anonymous slip of paper a question about writing. When I did this recently, I received a number of questions about the legal implications of writing...
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May.06.2013
by Susan Violante
Over the last few months I've been inundated by authors asking me to review their book or manuscript. I've been also inundated with cold-call press releases - some just announcing the book, some wanting a free review, and others wanting an interview. Many times I just ignore...
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Apr.29.2013
by Terri Giuliano Long • Mar 20, 2013 http://indiereader.com
For years, self-publishing was widely considered an embarrassing fallback option. Occasionally a John Grisham would emerge, sell 5,000 copies of a compelling novel, land a publishing deal, and...
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Apr.22.2013
By Stephanie Chandler on Feb 01, 2012
I talk to so many aspiring authors and it concerns me that some think that their book will be the key to retirement or a ticket to financial freedom. I hate to deliver bad news, but the fact is that a very small percentage of authors actually make a living...
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Apr.15.2013
Everyone knows the superstars of self-publishing, but many others are earning a living, selling foreign rights, and being courted by traditional publishers.
By Robin Sullivan
June 27, 2011
There have been many articles about self-published superstars like Amanda Hocking, Joe Konrath, and...
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Apr.08.2013
Anna Baddeley The Observer, Saturday 23 February 2013
Apple's iBookstore is the latest to promote self-published authors. But how will this benefit readers?
When people talk about self-publishing, it's common to hear words such as "revolution" and "democratising". Normally, I...
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Apr.01.2013
by Matthew Gasda
Mar 06, 2013 originally published at indiereader.com
Porter: Here’s a knocking indeed! If a man were porter of hell-gate, he should have old turning the key.Knock, knock, knock! Who’s there, i’ the name of Beelzebub? Here’s a farmer, that hanged himself on the expectation of plenty...
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Mar.25.2013
Digital and print-on-demand technology has made self-publishing much easier. But for every self-published work that gains traction, the overwhelming majority of books don't.
by Peter Osnos
Earlier this summer, Penguin Group, long a distinguished major publisher of books, paid $116 million to...
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Mar.18.2013
by Kathy Caprino forbes.com
Recently, I had the enormous pleasure of chatting with Guy Kawasaki, co-founder of Alltop.com, founding partner of Garage Technology Ventures, and former Chief Evangelist for Apple. Guy is the author of ten books, including Enchantment, Reality Check, and Rules for...
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Mar.11.2013
by Mick Rooney
Independent Publishing magazine
I’ve been busy this week working on a video presentation for my consulting services provided through TIPM Media. I was working on a dialogue piece for insertion into the video about the shifting sands in self-publishing and where the...
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Mar.04.2013
Showcasing your work on blogs, podcasts or social media is fine, just don't see it as a shortcut to finding an audience
"Piracy is yesterday's worry for today's 'artisan authors'", wrote Damien G Walter in his piece about file sharing and piracy, in which he covered interesting ground, sparked...
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Feb.25.2013
by JOHN BARBER
The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Dec. 27 2012, 12:00 AM EST Last updated Saturday, Dec. 29 2012, 10:35 AM EST
This article is part of Next, The Globe's five-day series examining the people, places, things and ideas that will shape 2013.
Given the pressure to reduce costs,...
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Feb.18.2013
by Frederick Forsyth
"A scene in Istanbul? Research it until a local can't find any faults in your work."
When Eric Ambler and Geoffrey Household were writing their thrillers 70 years ago, or John Buchan 30 years before that, they had a great advantage of which they were probably...
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Feb.11.2013
December 17, 2012|By Diane C. Lade, Sun Sentinel, By Diane C. Lade, Sun Sentinel
Getting older seems to bring out the author in people. And South Florida seniors are discovering the booming self-publishing industry is their path to every author's deepest desire: a book.
Plus thanks to...
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Feb.04.2013
Authors can now buy themselves rave reviews. Now that's lazy -- and counter to the true indie spirit
By Erin Keane
There was much pearl clutching after the Internet aired abecedarian mystery novelist Sue (“A Is for Alibi”) Grafton’s thoughts on self-publishing. Short version: She...
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The dream is just one of many recurrent ones. No one who experiences combat goes through it unscathed. But this nightmare’s sudden twist in the end–with the man appearing–was a whole other ballgame. There was a lingering feeling that he was somehow familiar to me.”
—Sleeper's Run
About Henry
Henry Mosquera is a writer and artist born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He attended the University of Miami, Florida, where he obtained a double major in Graphic Design and Film. He enjoys researching his novels, including gaining first-hand knowledge of...
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Henry’s Favorite Books
Shogun, The Day of the Jackal, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, anything by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Carlos Ruiz-Safón...