Tag: indie author
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How One Teacher-Turned-Author Overcame Her Fear of Publishing
Hey everyone! So since becoming an indie author, I’ve met some other FABULOUS authors who I’d like you to meet. You might see some of them sprinkled here on my blog, as well as in my Readers Club e-newsletter. Today, I’m dying to introduce you to Cyana Scriptora, who wrote this fascinating fantasy/historical book entitled…
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Have You Seen these Dope Artists? They Designed My Rockin’ Book Cover
One of the reasons I went indie with my debut novel, The Apollo Illusion, was creative control—not just of my story, but of the cover art and presentation. I had two artists in mind who I wanted working on my book’s look, because these guys are seriously awesome AF. Cover Art: Rebecca Lopatin Yes, we…
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How Babies and Tablets Inspired this Dystopian Novel
Babies and tablets. The rise of propaganda. Rosh Hashanah dinner. These were a few of the factors that led to the inspiration behind my debut novel, The Apollo Illusion. I love reading the story behind the story from favorite authors, like Margaret Atwood or Junot Diaz. So when Autumn of Fallen Over Book Reviews asked me…
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What It Feels Like to Publish Your First Book
What does it feel like to publish your first novel? As a professional writer and journalist who’s dreamed of publishing a novel since she was a fetus, let me count the ways … Like skydiving in your underwear. Like singing “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift while cruising along the Pacific Coast Highway with…
Shari Lopatin
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What I Learned Through this Crazy Publishing Process
In December last year, I founded my own indie publishing company, BookBooks Publishing LLC. My first client? Myself. 🙂 Yes, I am launching my debut novel, The Apollo Illusion, on May 19, 2018. In the future, I would love to create enough capital and (therefore) time to take on other authors who write fiction stories…