Five Publishing Hurdles

We’ve been focusing a lot on self-publishing in the last few weeks. I enjoy working with self-publishing clients and recognize how much misinformation and confusion there is about self-publishing. But many – probably most – writers still dream of being published by a large publishing company. Michael S. Hyatt is President & CEO of Thomas … Read more

Self-Publishing Story

In Self-Publishing Primer: Part 11 – How much does self-publishing cost?, I estimated an author could self-publish a book for $4800 to $8000+. To see how much + can be … read Tracking the Nazi looters about a self-published book that the February 28th issue Publishers’ Lunch Deluxe reports cost more than $2 million dollars to publish! … Read more

Self-Publishing Primer: Part 14 – How can I market and distribute my books?

You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. To cover marketing and promoting would require volumes. We’ve talked in previous posts about building a platform, creating a Web site, and lining up speaking events and other promotional events. In this final installment of the series, I’ll highlight a few … Read more

Young Winners Become Published Authors in EPIC’s Second Annual New Voices Contest

After several difficult rounds of judging, the winners of the EPIC New Voices writing contest for middle school and high school students have been announced. Forty-four prizes will be awarded to forty winners – some students placed in more than one category. Congratulations to the winners! And to the many students who entered but didn’t … Read more