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Tag Archives: Smashwords

Platform Toolbox

Sure, it sounds like a garage band, but it is really something that every indie author needs at the ready. It’s your platform toolbox, and it better be stocked. The deal is, no author can breathe a sigh of relief on their publication day, anymore. Even if you have solidified a nice publishing deal with…

August 5, 2014 in Indy-Publishing, Publishing, Self-Publishing, The Writing Life, Writing.

Writer’s Blockade

I know that many of the people who follow my blog are not writers or publishers. I also know that, as a writer, I often get in a discussion (about being a writer) with people who have a very hard time understanding what I am talking about. This is because of the revolution you didn’t…

June 19, 2014 in Books, Indy-Publishing, Publishing, Self-Publishing, The Artistic Personality, The Writing Life, Writing.

Author Review: Smashwords’ Mark Coker

Secrets of Ebook Publishing Success and Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, by Mark Coker. Both of these are free ebooks. Mark Coker is the founder and current head guy at Smashwords. He started Smashwords when he and his wife had written the book Boob Tube, but–despite obvious promise–could not get an editor interested enough to publish…

June 16, 2014 in Book Reviews, Books, Indy-Publishing, Publishing, Self-Publishing.

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