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Selfpublishing is Marketing

Selfpublishing is Marketing

Selfpublishing is Marketing. The Happy Writer episode 22. The Happy Writer looks at the source of the myth that selfpublished writers spend most of their time marketing. Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube. Follow the series on Youtube.

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September 9, 2021 July 12, 2021The Happy Writer marketing, self-publishing

What should your readthrough be? (The Happy Writer 21)

What should my readthrough be? (The Happy Writer 21)

What should your readthrough be? The Happy Writer episode 21. This episode talks about readthrough within series and within your catalogue and when and how you should use it. A lot of people go crazy when calculating this figure, but what does it actually mean and how reliable is it?…

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September 2, 2021 July 12, 2021The Happy Writer marketing, publishing, readthrough

A pretty new thing

A pretty new thing

I bundled a couple of recent short stories and made a pretty cover for them. These stories have been published previously in Science Fiction anthologies. You can get them in my webstore only. Three novellettes, previously published in anthologies: – This Deceitful State Of Truth A story set in the…

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August 28, 2021 August 28, 2021news ISF-Allion world, short stories

Why do people sell box sets for 99c? (The Happy Writer 20)

Why do people sell box sets for 99c? (The Happy Writer 20)

Why do people sell box sets for 99c? The Happy Writer episode 20. The Happy Writer episode 20 looks at something that baffles new writers: people selling big sets of books for only 99c. Because that devalues books, right? Not necessarily, and there could be several sales tactics at play….

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August 26, 2021 July 12, 2021Uncategorized

Does My Book Need An ISBN?

Does My Book Need An ISBN?

Does my book need an ISBN? The Happy Writer episode 19. Episode 19 of The Happy Writer looks at another much-asked question: does my book need an ISBN? What are ISBNs for, when are they used, who uses them and when do you need one? Listen to this episode on…

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August 19, 2021 July 10, 2021The Happy Writer ISBNs, publishing

Can I pay for someone to do my advertising for me? (The Happy Writer 18)

Can I pay for someone to do my advertising for me? (The Happy Writer 18)

Can I pay for someone to do my advertising for me? The Happy Writer episode 18. This is one of the questions that gets asked the most often in writer groups. A new writer have discovered they don’t like marketing and is willing to throw money at the marketing problem…

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August 12, 2021 July 10, 2021marketing, self-publishing, The Happy Writer marketing

Editing and Editors (The Happy Writer 17)

Editing and Editors (The Happy Writer 17)

Editing and Editors The Happy Writer episode 17. The Happy Writer discusses the subject of editing, and especially the controversial question of how much editing you need to pay for, whether you can do any of it yourself, and what you need to consider before engaging the services of an…

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August 5, 2021 June 23, 2021The Happy Writer editing, self-publishing

Preorders (The Happy Writer 16)

Preorders (The Happy Writer 16)

Preorders The Happy Writer episode 16. When should you do a preorder and how long for? What is the point of preorders? The Happy Writer discusses all this and more. Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube. Follow the series on Youtube.

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July 29, 2021 June 23, 2021self-publishing, The Happy Writer preorders, selfpublishing

Reviving a dead series (The Happy Writer 15)

Reviving a dead series (The Happy Writer 15)

Reviving a dead series The Happy Writer episode 15. If you have published a book or two in a series, stopped writing for a while, or never finished the series for whatever reason, this episode is for you! The Happy Writer discusses the things you need to consider before you…

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July 22, 2021 June 23, 2021self-publishing, The Happy Writer self-publishing, selfpublishing, series

When and why to go wide (The Happy Writer 14)

When and why to go wide (The Happy Writer 14)

When and why to go wide? The Happy Writer episode 14. The Happy Writer goes into going wide, distributing your books to all channels. If you’ve always been exclusive to Amazon, this involves new tactics. You will find that many of your tried and tested methods don’t work anymore, or…

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July 15, 2021 June 23, 2021self-publishing, The Happy Writer going wide, self-publishing
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