Self-Publishing

The blogs that I have written about self-publishing and platform building:

On The Starving Artist:

The Accidental Entrepreneur (about claiming my role as an author–and a whole lot more–while self-publishing. So many hats!)
The Newest Loser (about losing a writing contest and dealing with the disappointment)
And the Winner Is… (about winning a writing contest and yelling it from the rooftops)
Sinking Below the One Million Mark (about how increased rankings increase rankings–and sales–and how the new glut is in books and the new breakthrough is in sales)
Self Torture Is As Self Torture Does (about simplifying hours between your writing life, publishing life, and the rest of life)
What’s a Blogger To Do? (about maintaining a consistent presence online and living a real life)
Novel ou Novella? (why you should let your readers know your word count when you market/publicize)
They’ve Got It Covered (why I make my own covers, the perfect world of self-pub cohesion, and why you should hire out)
Happy 600! (when I accidentally discovered how to best reach Facebook followers)
What’s So Bad About Generalizations? (on how we need and love generalizations, as publishers)
Goodreads and You (How Goodreads can help, and not help, indie publishers)
Wattpad Launch (What Wattpad is and how writers (and this writer) are using it)
Writers Is Writers (an interview with songwriter David B. Dollar and what it means to indie-pubbers)
Kick Start It (an explanation of crowd-funding and Kickstarter)
Services for Hire (how to use blogs to widen your online visibility/platform)
Kickstarter Kicked My Butt (how I epically failed Kickstarter and how the market it completely saturated)
Self-Printed Splash (Catherine Ryan Howard answers our question about how much time we should be dedicated to self-promotion)
The (Sort of) Myth of Free Publishing (the real costs behind professional self-pubbing)
Self, Indie, or Artisanal? (so, which one is it? And which one am I?)
Breakin’ the Law! Breakin’ the Law! (and when I do, it seems to make no difference. Why I still stand behind being a regular and consistent blogger.)
How to Change Gears (about why I have made the decision to publish this next novel traditionally… if I get lucky.)

Other places around the internet:

On The Book Worm (“Author Devon Trevarrow Flaherty Talks About Her Big Dream Come True,” about the opportunities for writers to stretch their writing muscles and make different choices in the brave new world of self-publishing)
On Juniper Grove (“Featured Author: Devon Trevarrow Flaherty,” including an interview where I talk about, among other things, the challenges of self-publishing)
On The Pen & Muse (“Guest Post and Interview with author, Devon Flaherty,” including a blog about seizing the publication day and a pretty general writing interview)
On The Story Factory Reading Zone (“Guest Post: Devon Trevarrow Flaherty with Owl and Zebra Press” about how to become an indie press)
On Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors, a blog by K. M. Weiland (11 Ways Stay-At-Home Moms (and Other Busy Folks) Can Find Time to Write; pretty much just what it sounds like, and had particularly good reception)
On JLB Creatives (“Meet the Author: Devon Flaherty” with an interview about writing, the writing life, and why–for the love of Pete–self-pub authors should hire editors)
On Catherine, Caffeinated with Catherine Ryan Howard (“I Self-Published: What Next?” about–surprise–what happens after the publication, otherwise known as the post-pub blues)
On Night Owl Reviews, as a featured blogger (“Devon Trevarrow Flaherty–Benevolent” about doing PR when you naturally have no aptitude)
On Books with Tien (Blog has bee removed; “Interview and Review: Benevolent by Devon Flaherty” about writing Benevolent, my work space, writer’s block, and the next big thing)