Tag: business
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The Fading Stigmata of Self-Publishing
This post was originally written in 2015. How far we have come, and how much is still the same. Gerry Martin pointed this article by Liz Long out to me, thanks, Gerry. The publishing system isn’t broken by any means, but the stigma behind “traditional” and “indie” publishing has really gotten my goat lately. I’m…
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Tools and Toys
I went to the post office this morning, dragging my dear First Reader along for company. I was going because I’d checked to see where a box I’d ordered was – my supplier is very reliable and fast, so I knew it wasn’t her – and discovered that the USPS had attempted delivery (in the…
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Piracy and Prints
Over at the Mad Genius Club I talk about piracy today, after having learned I’d inadvertently bought two pirated books. Here on my blog? Well, I’ve had a wild hair, and I have been pondering it. I take all these pictures, you see, and as a businesswoman, it has occurred to me that I might…
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Database woes
I’m not going to blog much. I was trying to get a mirror-site set up for my business website last night, and inadvertently broke both sites… so that’s what I was fixing this morning. I think successfully. Maybe… >.< There is so much that goes into working for oneself. This week for me it will…
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The Dreaded M-Word
Crossposted from Amazing Stories: A recent conversation about self and independent publishing led to me voicing my thoughts on what to do once the book is released. This will also hold true even for the traditionally published, as the publishers provide them with less and less support. We must be able to be businessmen, not…
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To ISBN or not to ISBN
My internal debate made external, cross-posted at Amazing Stories Oh, and apologies, I am missing both the period key and the question mark from this keyboard – hope to rectify it later today! I’ve been on the brink of buying a ten-pack of ISBN numbers a half-dozen times the last few weeks. The reason I…