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Tag: self publishing

Self-Publishing a Picture Book: A Primer From the Author of THE DAY MY BEST FRIEND AND A MIGRAINE SLEPT OVER

October 25, 2022 Alumni & Guests

THE DAY MY BEST FRIEND AND A MIGRAINE SLEPT OVER published on October 11, and I’m back to share some practical details about the self-publishing process. Hope they’re helpful!

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Technical pitfalls of self-publishing: what they don’t tell you.

August 7, 2020 Joyce Audy Zarins

Self-publishing through a platform that is set up to print and sell your children’s books online would be fabulous, if not for one huge drawback.

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Interview: K.R. Conway of Wicked Whale Publishing

February 5, 2019 Alumni & Guests

By Kristine Carlson Asselin I am thrilled to be here on Writers’ Rumpus today interviewing my friend K.R. Conway. For those who don’t know her,

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Self-Publishing in the Land of Oz Part II

September 20, 2013 Alison Potoma

Read-Self Publishing in the Land of Oz Part I here. CreateSpace is Amazon’s platform for self-publishing paperback copies of a book, and the method I

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Self-Publishing in the Land of Oz Part I

July 19, 2013 Alison Potoma

A writer can self-publish a book nowadays through many different sites; Kindle Direct from Amazon, Smashwords, Pubit from Barnes and Noble, Lulu and CreateSpace, just

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