Today, I’m guest posting over on Cultured Vultures, with the post “The 6-Part Process to Successfully Self-Publishing Your Book.” Here’s an excerpt:
I used to be ashamed to admit I was a self-published author. People—even someone as ancillary as the hairdresser—would ask me what I did, and I’d blush and mumble. Half of them probably didn’t even know there was such a thing as self-publishing, but I was still embarrassed. Because, you know, it was so not legit.
But I’m not embarrassed anymore. I’m proud.
What happened? I “made it” as a self-published author. I’m not J.K. Rowling or anything, but my ten published books and other related projects have given me the ability to now look that hairdresser in the eye and say proudly and honestly, “I write full-time.”
You’d like to do the same, you say? Well, you came to the right decade. Even better? The process of becoming a successful indie author is easy. Let’s take a look! Here’s my six-part process for successfully self-publishing your book.
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Hey, I’m doing a great job with step #1 so far! 🙂
Boo yeah! You go. 😉
Thought you might find this article more than a little amusing: https://claudenougat.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/only-40-self-published-authors-are-a-success-says-amazon/
Great article! One of the best I’ve read about the industry lately.
I should check it out sometime and see if it helps me.