03-23-2012, 10:19 AM | #1 |
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What do you wish you'd known then?
I've had a feel Real Life friends ask me to write a short "how to" guide for online self-publishing since (a) I've done it once myself and (b) I write user manuals as part of my day job.
I agreed, and I've got a list of topics, but I thought I'd throw the question into the ring: What do you know now (or not know!) that you wish you knew when you were first looking into elf-publishing? |
03-23-2012, 10:23 AM | #2 |
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A little gremlin got into your post there.
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03-23-2012, 10:26 AM | #3 |
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Er... not to believe a word people tell you in writers forums. Is this a Christmas guide as its about Elf Publishing?
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03-23-2012, 02:10 PM | #4 |
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I wish I'd understood there was real money to made with on-line advertising if you write a popular blog.
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03-23-2012, 03:08 PM | #5 |
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03-23-2012, 09:25 PM | #6 |
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If there's a program to use that's better than Scrivener, I'd like to know about it.
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03-23-2012, 10:47 PM | #7 | |
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03-23-2012, 10:49 PM | #8 |
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I wish I knew all the places on the web that welcomed self-promotion.
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03-24-2012, 01:04 AM | #9 |
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I wish I'd known everything I do now, three years ago.
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03-24-2012, 07:49 AM | #10 |
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Hmmm....
1) The importance of editing 2) The SLOW speed which things move - don't expect your book to sell 10000000000 copies the first... years. Takes time and effort. 3) The importance of NON-FAMILY/FRIEND pre-readers 4) The importance of COVER ART 5) Submit for reviews as soon as you can and understand the lines to get in are very long. (see point 2 - this is a slow growth type career for the most part) And you might want to explain how to go about making cookies in trees since it is for elves. |
03-24-2012, 12:36 PM | #11 |
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1. Scrivener.
2. Content IS promotion. 3. Be prolific. |
03-25-2012, 05:31 PM | #12 |
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That it takes perseverance and time.
Just keep writing. Liken it to throwing spaghetti on the wall and hoping something sticks! |
03-25-2012, 06:34 PM | #13 |
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03-26-2012, 01:29 PM | #14 |
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I wish I'd known how Smashwords Meatgrinder works. Then and now come to think of it.
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