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Indie Publishing

Self-publishing: copy edits, tagging, odds and ends

September 19, 2011 by Edie Ramer 26 Comments
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 In June, a writer friend and I drove to an event together. On the way there, she said I’m one of the few indie authors whose books she’s read that don’t have a lot of errors and are formatted well. She said she buys a lot of e-books by indies and often feels cheated. You … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: Amazon, Author Central, Cattitude, copy edits, Dragon Blues, ebook formatting, Entangled, Galaxy Girls, Lori Devoti, self-publishing, Smashwords, tagging, Trish McCallan

Neesha Meminger, young adult author embracing indie publishing

July 25, 2011 by Lori Devoti 1 Comment

 Neesha Meminger’s first novel, Shine, Coconut Moon, made the Smithsonian’s Notable Books for Children list and was selected as one of the Top 100 Books of 2009 by the New York Public Library’s Stuff for the Teen Age. Her second novel, Jazz In Love, released to rave reviews from online bloggers and industry professionals. It … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Writing Business Tagged: author interview, indie authors, indie publishing, J.A. Konrath, NY Publishing, self-publishing, young adult

Chat with 5 New York Published Authors Gone Indie

July 11, 2011 by Lori Devoti 24 Comments

Just a week before Romance Writers of America’s (RWA) national conference, Julie Ortolon asked a question on her blog that got people talking. Pitching to Agents and Editors in the ebook Age: Should You or Shouldn’t You? There is a lot of information being batted around right now about authors self-publishing, and I thought it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing Tagged: Big Six Publishers, New York, self-publishing

The Future of Writing/Thinking Outside the Book

June 10, 2011 by Lori Devoti 3 Comments
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Did the title throw you a bit? Over the past year there has been a lot of talk about the future of publishing–and if there IS a future in publishing–but no one seems to ask about the future of writing. Honestly? I think a lot of people think publishing and writing, are,  if not the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing Tagged: getting paid, publishing, publishing business, self-publishing, writing for the Internet

Book Cover Creation, a breakdown

February 28, 2011 by Guest Post 16 Comments

by Laura Morrigan Cover design can be as simple as placing text over an image– but there is often more to it than meets the eye.  For those of you who are curious regarding how a cover comes together, this post should enlighten.  For those of you who would like to tackle your own cover … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing Tagged: book cover, book cover design, marketing, self-publishing
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