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Karen Langston's avatar

Just finished the rough copy of my book — was refreshing to read this and thank you. Amazon is next for me.

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Patricia Cusack's avatar

I'm pleased you enjoyed the post, Karen. Good luck with your book, I hope the publishing process goes easily for you and that you sell many, many copies.

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Karen Langston's avatar

Thank you Patricia I hope so too. But, just going through the process was the best part for me

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I am Bert's avatar

Patricia! Maybe I'm dense but I see no link to purchase your book. Self publishers must "push" their books - without being "pushy" of course!

Anyway, thank you for your work. I appreciate it.

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Patricia Cusack's avatar

Hi Bert, My book is on the footer of my posts so you should see it with the US & UK links right at the bottom. I know it is showing for some people as I get the stats which show how many people clinked into the book links. Also, I have it on my Substack as a tab at the top in "My Books". Have a look right at the bottom of the post and if you don't see it come back and I'll give you the links.

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I am Bert's avatar

Thanks Patricia, no need to send the links. Interestingly, I did find the links in your Substack email, but they don’t show up when viewed through the program via a web browser. Thanks again!

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Patricia Cusack's avatar

That’s interesting. Thanks for letting me know.

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Cindy Causey's avatar

I, too, faced a crisis when publishing my new novel, Sensible Shoes. My royalty publisher The Wild Rose Press was very strict with grammar and punctuation guidelines, and I had to make thousands of changes. I worried that the book would no longer reflect my voice. I had a wise friend tell me to "be professional. Do what you can do. If they accept that, great, if not, then you can decide to self-publish." So that is what I did, and even after thousands of changes, the book is still my own. Good luck to you in your continuing adventure. Writers have to write!

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Patricia Cusack's avatar

Thank you, Cindy! Writers indeed have to write and sometimes we need to publish, and that's a whole different venture. So you felt under pressure, too. It is a stressful time but well worth it.

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Pamela Cummins's avatar

Being an Indie author is like eating potato chips. You can’t just publish one book. Personally, I go wide with my eBooks. This means besides Amazon, you can find them on Google Play books, Apple Books, Kobo, B&N, and more…

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Patricia Cusack's avatar

You're more adventurous than I am, Pamela, or maybe more experienced with self-publishing. It's a very good idea to go wide. I'll investigate following suit. Thanks for the heads up. :D

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Pamela Cummins's avatar

Wide for the Win is a great place to start. They have a website and groups on Facebook and the Circle. They also have a book out under that title.

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Ann Richardson's avatar

Do you know about the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi)? It is, as its name suggests, an organisation for writers who self-publish and offers a wealth of material and advice. I have been highly impressed by the thoughtfulness of the people I have met through ALLi. If you want to know more, go to https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/members/join?affid=3803 (that is an affiliate link such that if you want to join, I will gain some benefit but you will pay the same). I not only self-published my last two books, but I took back other books originally published by traditional publishers, have marketed them and sold a lot. Happy to discuss further if you wish.

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Patricia Cusack's avatar

Ann, thank you so much for that. I think I'd heard of them but didn't know how useful they could be. It's always good to get a recommendation from a satisfied author. I'll check them out.

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