tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post1806182658505945622..comments2023-10-01T03:10:10.767-07:00Comments on Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: Everything I did wrong: Self-PublishingErica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-38083610999745245542015-06-04T20:12:15.717-07:002015-06-04T20:12:15.717-07:00This is a good blog and very helpful. I do self-pu...This is a good blog and very helpful. I do self-publishing through Create Space as my I was rejected by too many publishers. I found the formatting and writing the simple part--it was the research and editing that took all the work. Since I know how to write and edit that saved me a great deal of money. Writing is such a competitive and subjective business--you got to love it and have a thick skin to keep going.Laura's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369249036284009158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-1873507040915904602015-05-21T11:13:57.859-07:002015-05-21T11:13:57.859-07:00I am not sure that I agree with all the steps sugg...I am not sure that I agree with all the steps suggested in this article, but then again I see where she is coming from. A couple of years ago, I had this wonderful inspiration to self-publish. This came after years of doing the standard submission thing to publishers and getting a draw full of rejection letters with no explanation of what was wrong with the story or why it was rejected. So, with a great deal of optimism, I boldly when to Amazon and uploaded my first story. Train wreck! The first thing I found out was that you can’t use the standard submission formatting, and then spent a week re-formatting my story until it came out the way I wanted. Amazon has a ‘bot’ that takes your manuscript and formats it for Amazon’s Kindle book reader. This centered, not left justified to start with. Anyway, I got it up and sat back expectantly thinking of how I was going to have the next best seller. Then the reviews started appearing and I ran off and hid for about a week. Do not post any story that hasn’t been edited to the nth degree, or the reviewer will slay you. In the end I broke down and spent the money to get the story professionally edited and proofread. Even so, there are still a few odd errors in the manuscript. Thankfully, many of the readers were forgiving enough to write some very encouraging review. To date (eighteen months) I have posted five stories that are selling very well. How well you ask? Let’s just say an embarrassing number of books for an unknown writer, at least for me it is. The best advice I can give to any writer, just go do it. Make the mistakes, learn and do it again.<br /><br />Rob Buckman<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901467067478827605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-55818911292292773422014-01-14T09:11:36.066-08:002014-01-14T09:11:36.066-08:00I love your sense of humor and advice. BerylI love your sense of humor and advice. BerylBeryl Reichenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675265770928575535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-44601076216406971762012-12-14T18:03:57.255-08:002012-12-14T18:03:57.255-08:00I tried self-publishing an ebook a few months ago,...I tried self-publishing an ebook a few months ago, but I didn't know what to do and when to do it when it came to promotion. I'd had a bad experience with a small publisher (now defunct), so I thought I could do it, myself, and avoid the headache. Your post is good advice. Thanks for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-41081188235952439232012-12-11T19:52:24.238-08:002012-12-11T19:52:24.238-08:00There's a lot here to consider. I've got s...There's a lot here to consider. I've got so much work to do. A great blog. Keep going. Art Rein.art reinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657085274086345206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-59296522627661470312012-12-06T08:21:35.078-08:002012-12-06T08:21:35.078-08:00Thanks for connecting and writing such an eye open...Thanks for connecting and writing such an eye opener. <br />Best Wishes from a fellow traveller,<br />madhavi soodMadhavi Soodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549213322486247145noreply@blogger.com