Articles relating to various Self-Publishing topics.
I unpublished all of my works from Smashwords and deleted my account. I decided to focus on selling/distributing my ebooks on Amazon, my website, and Wattpad. Let me explain why I left. Why Did I Leave Smashwords? While I do agree that we need other ebook distributors in the self-publishing market to create competition and […]
For anyone interested in self-publishing, this article provides the realities of selling an ebook. I have self-published my pieces on and off for the past several years and I’m here to tell others the truth. The Realities Of Selling An Ebook: Writing Is The Easy Part Writers, before you come after me, I understand writing […]
I follow so many writers on my Twitter account, some traditionally published, others self-published. Lately, I’m seeing tweets from various writers in despair about their writing career. Some are told they won’t make it as a writer. As a result, these individuals ask if they should continue. With this article, I provide a writing reality […]
Writer’s block happens to every writer at some point, yet it affects each individual differently. A writer may lose the passion to write. Another may find writing too tedious to continue. Yet another writer may write hundreds of word at a time but hate it all and destroy it. However writer’s block affects someone, every […]
My main method of creating my short stories, novellas and novels right now is writing with pen & paper. Although many writers prefer writing in Word or Google Docs, that doesn’t work too well for me. Let me explain. Writing With Pen & Paper: My Setup I write my work in wire-bound notebooks because they […]
I, like nearly all writers, want to write full-time as my job. However, I discovered pretty quickly that is a dream most writers will not achieve unless they win the lottery, or find a supportive partner to pay all the bills, or become a best-seller writer. So how can you cope with not writing as […]
I am a self-published writer. And because I’m choosing to go this route instead of using traditional publishing, there’s more work on me to build my brand. Hence, many self-publishing writers don’t sell many, if any, books. To get readers you need to showcase your talent to an audience. How? Here’s 3 ways how to […]
I thought it would be nice to show everyone where I write. Where Do I Write? I write in my bedroom. That’s where my computer desk/standing desk is setup. In the past, I had everything setup in the living room in my apartment, but later I moved all my computer equipment and desk into my […]