How Not to Self-Publish - Out Today
I frequently get asked how to sell books. The truth of the matter is that I can't pinpoint why some books take off and others don't. However, I have discovered some sure-fire ways not to sell. How Not to Self-Publish is a humorous parody of the many self-publishing guides available. It will help you dodge typical pitfalls such as what to do if your main character doesn't speak English, or a crocodile eats your laptop.
How Not to Self-Publish - The Totally Splendid Hotshot Author's Survival Guide
Rosen Trevithick has threatened to eat celebrities, produced a podcast in which she interviews herself and posed with a gummy triangle stuck to her face - all in the name of marketing. Yet she has somehow managed to shift over a quarter of a million books.
A keen advocate of 'What works for one probably won't work for the thousands who try to replicate it', Rosen recommends finding your own path, with a focus on learning from mistakes rather than success stories.
Penned using a combination of her own catastrophic blunders interspersed with wry observations, How Not to Self-Publish provides a light-hearted, informative and sometimes surreal look at selling books in the modern world.
A daily scenario from the book will be posted on how-not-to-self-publish.co.uk, kicking of with You Need a Pen Name and Shit-Hot Rod Is Already Taken. Today's post includes bonus material by David Wailing.
How Not to Self-Publish is available in Kindle, Nook and Kobo formats. It can be read on most smartphones and tablets. It is also available from Smashwords.
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