What Is The Point of A Blog? | Catherine, Caffeinated

By Catherine, Caffeinated:

What is the point of a blog? is a question I’m asked time and time again. Most of the time, these would be self-publishers are asking me where does a blog fit into the scheme of things? What’s its place in my overall plan? How do I know if it’s working, if I’m blogging well?

But sometimes, they’re asking something else, something a bit frightening. They’re asking what is the point of a blog? because they actually don’t see the point of having one.

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Do You Read Self-Published Books Differently? Yes, You Do! | Catherine, Caffeinated

By Catherine:

A while back I asked you if you thought that you read self-published books differently, and it occurred to me today that I never shared the results. So here they are:

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For the Self-Publishers (a follow-up to Self-publishing and Libraries) | The Passive Voice | Writers, Writing, Self-Publishing, Disruptive Innovation and the Universe

In my last post, I specifically wanted to find out why people would self-publish novels when the vast majority of self-published works are likely buried in the avalanche of self-published books. Fortunately, a lot of authors did comment, and I learned a lot. So, I’d like to thank the authors for that.

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This has nothing to do with quality, and in the last post I specifically said I thought plenty of great work was being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of publication. Thus, I wasn’t “bashing” such books, as some claimed.

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The Completely Backwards Way to Amazing Self-Publishing Success — The Book Designer

I had a daydream the other day. I was working on a mindmap. (Do you know what a mindmap is? Until quite recently I was woefully ignorant of this incredible organizing tool. More to come.)

The title I had given the mindmap was “Simple Steps to Self-Publishing Success.” 

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The ABCs of Self-Publishing: A Guest Post by Mark Evans | Catherine, Caffeinated

Today we have a guest post from self-publisher Mark Evans, who has just released his first novel, Mrs God. Welcome to Catherine, Caffeinated, Mark! 

“You remember the scene in Glengarry Glen Ross, don’t you? The one where Alec Baldwin gives a lecture on the art of selling real estate, by swearing a lot and insulting Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin and Ed Harris? It’s a great scene. Baldwin’s message can be boiled down to just three letters: ABC. Always. Be. Closing. Always be closing the deal, getting people to sign on the dotted line.

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The ABCs of Self-Publishing: A Guest Post by Mark Evans | Catherine, Caffeinated

Today we have a guest post from self-publisher Mark Evans, who has just released his first novel, Mrs God. Welcome to Catherine, Caffeinated, Mark! 

“You remember the scene in Glengarry Glen Ross, don’t you? The one where Alec Baldwin gives a lecture on the art of selling real estate, by swearing a lot and insulting Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin and Ed Harris? It’s a great scene. Baldwin’s message can be boiled down to just three letters: ABC. Always. Be. Closing. Always be closing the deal, getting people to sign on the dotted line.

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Do You Read Self-Published Books Differently? | Catherine, Caffeinated

I read a novel that was published by a major UK publishing house over the summer, and in the middle of it, I came across a you’re that should’ve been ayour. I blinked, but that was about it. It certainly wasn’t the first time I’d come across a typo or a small mistake in a traditionally published book, but I can’t remember the titles of any of the other books I found them in, and I wouldn’t have thought any more about this one except for having to come up with a topic for today’s post. As an experiment, I read through the book’s not-so-positive reviews on Amazon.co.uk, but found no mention of this typo. Everyone else had apparently forgotten about it as well.

But…

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terribleminds: chuck wendig, with a commentary on the whole review-buying scandal thingy…

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Anyone interested in a new online Ebook store for indie authors? Introducing Libiro…

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You And Your Bad Reviews « terribleminds: chuck wendig

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Oh, and be sure to watch the video down in the comments – Brad Metzler – Hilarious!