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Self-Publishing on a Shoestring Budget
In an ideal world, we writers would be able to employ an editor or two, a cover designer, a marketing guru and a general PA to coordinate...
susanmansbridge101
Mar 20, 20236 min read
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Why Indie Authors are not Vanilla
Do you like vanilla? I don’t mind it as a flavour, but I know very few people who would choose it as their favourite, myself included. I...
susanmansbridge101
Mar 6, 20234 min read
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Wading through the editing bog
Right now, I am mired in the editing bog, which is slowly giving way to a polished novel ready for publishing. Many people love the...
susanmansbridge101
Dec 19, 20224 min read
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Why self-publishing is not second best.
You have written your book. Perhaps you have even given it to some people for feedback and made changes. You may even have paid for an...
susanmansbridge101
Aug 8, 20223 min read
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The curse of Imposter Syndrome
I have just pressed the button to publish my second book, Secrets of the Towers, and I am suddenly plagued with doubts. Of course, this...
susanmansbridge101
Jul 2, 20223 min read
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Royalties, ratings and reviews
I self-published my book nearly three weeks ago now and I feel like my life has taken a fall down a rabbit hole. Since then, all other...
susanmansbridge101
Feb 23, 20223 min read
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Navigating the stormy waters of self-publishing
I am a published author! As I sit writing this, my first book has gone live and is available to buy on Amazon. It’s a huge occasion for...
susanmansbridge101
Feb 10, 20226 min read
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Achieving Excellence
When is a novel finished? When I first started writing, I naively assumed that it was when I wrote the last word on the page. Of course,...
susanmansbridge101
Sep 10, 20212 min read
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Tread Softly
I was incredibly excited, yet equally terrified, to have a 15 min interview with an agent about my latest manuscript. I thought I was...
susanmansbridge101
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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