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Print books for indie authors

I want to say a few things about print books for indie authors, because the subject keeps coming up on social media. In the first place, a lot of people seem irrationally attached to the print medium. Yes, there are bookshops, and yes, this is probably the most visible way…

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December 5, 2023 December 5, 2023print books, self-publishing BookVault, Lulu, POD

New email service, book progress

Here is a general news post with what I’ve been doing recently. I was reminded this week by our local newspaper that I took part in a random email email survey where I said that I wasn’t planning on taking part in any Black Friday sales. Well, guess what? I…

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November 29, 2023 November 29, 2023Kickstarter, news, Starfire trilogy

When is it OK to self-promote

social media marketing. Image by Mohamed_hassan on Pixabay

Authors ask: when is it okay to self promote? Nope, wrong question. Step back and consider why it is necessary to ask this question. Is it because writers are insecure, and we are people-pleasers, and don’t want to upset anyone? And because we don’t want to upset anyone, we are…

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November 26, 2023 November 26, 2023marketing, self-publishing marketing, promotion, social media

Book marketing without paid ads

I’m going to talk about book marketing without paid ads. I’ll be showing that it both is and isn’t the paradise you imagined. People are surprised to hear that I haven’t paid for ads for years. They have heard that is a pay to play market, and in certain sections…

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November 20, 2023 November 26, 2023marketing, self-publishing marketing, paid ads

While You Were Sleeping – Centennial Park

During my photography project, I went to Centennial Park. This is a beautiful stretch of green surrounded by suburbs, the Cricket Ground, the former showgrounds, a golf course and Randwick racecourse. People ride horses around the park. There is no one in the morning before the gates open. You have…

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November 18, 2023 November 18, 2023Kickstarter, nature, photos, Sydney attractions Kickstarter, photo books

Where to sell your books

This is a post about where to sell your books for beginning selfpublished writers. As I said in an earlier post, when you’ve been doing this for awhile, you tend to forget that many new people enter the scene all the time, and they don’t always know, or have easy…

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November 16, 2023 November 16, 2023marketing, self-publishing

Selling direct to readers 2023 version

Over the past year selling direct to readers on your own website has become popular. It used to be that people would tell you that it was hard, or it was hard to get people to buy, but this is no longer so. So I thought I do a little…

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November 14, 2023 November 14, 2023marketing, self-publishing, website, software & computers selling direct

While You Were Sleeping – Clovelly Beach

Clovelly beach was one of my favourite spots during the years that I undertook my weekly early morning photography trips. The bay is long and narrow, which tall headlands on both sides. The surf lifesaving club is on the southern side, where there is also a concrete platform. The car…

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November 12, 2023 November 12, 2023photos, real life, While You Were Sleeping Kickstarter, photo books

Is self-publishing pay to play?

Is self-publishing pay to play these days? When looking at the evidence, it certainly seems so. If you visit any page on Amazon, it’s chockers full of ads. They seem almost mandatory to sell on the platform. Some people even encourage defensive ads, where you run ads on your own…

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November 8, 2023 November 8, 2023marketing, self-publishing paid ads, writing career

New! Whale Mail

Whale Mail is available on my web store now! It’s available in all formats: ebook, audio, paperback and hardcover. The print versions are the special illustrated edition that will not be available anywhere else. If you’re looking to get it on retailers, it will go live there on 8 December….

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November 7, 2023 November 7, 2023audio books, Bureau of Magic Abuse, news, print books bureau of magic abuse, Whale Mail
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