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5 SELF-PUBLISHING MISTAKES I MADE LAST YEAR

By: Tammy Salyer

The term “indie author” is a misnomer. Why? Because, as we all know, once you cover your keyboard for the day, your work is only 1/10 finished. Making the conscious effort to become a self-published indie author also means taking on the challenge of becoming your own marketer, publisher, art director, editor, and numerous other variations on these.

Along with learning the ins-and-outs of, well, EVERYTHING, we inevitably make mistakes. Today, I’ll share a few that I made or almost made last year that I have all good intentions of avoiding this year. My greatest hope, dear readers, is that my experiences can be chalked up to taking one (or five) for the team. 

1. Failing to do due diligence. . .

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If you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets on the 24th, here they are again:

1. The Kill Zone: Using the Novel Journal for Writing Breakthroughs http://ow.ly/GoN5C
2. Fiction University: Writing Workshop: Planning Your Novel in 10 Easy Steps http://ow.ly/GoNdH
3. 5 Steps To Find Your Book's Ideal Audience - WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS http://ow.ly/GoNjF
4. Are Indies Treated Like Second Class Citizens? | Hugh Howey http://ow.ly/GoNtu
5. How To Edit Your Self-Published Book Like A Pro In 8 Steps | Self-Publishing Review http://ow.ly/GoPqr
6. 5 Self-Publishing Mistakes I Made Last Year | Molly Greene: Writer http://ow.ly/GoRyo
7. A conversation about story structure – and writing rules | Nail Your Novel http://ow.ly/GoROo
8. Ask Ronnie: Is There More Money In Self-Publishing Or Traditional Publishing? - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/GoSaJ
9. 4 Tools to Enhance the Images in Your Content Marketing http://ow.ly/GoStr
10. Marketing Tips Series: 7 Tips to Increase Holiday Book Sales | DigiWriting http://ow.ly/Gp70b
11. Cracking the Writer's Code with Everybody Writes http://ow.ly/Gp7bn

Happy writing and running, Kathy