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Fiction Genres: Self Publishing Experiences from One and All
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Whether your genre is
- romance
- fantasy
- science fiction
- adult
- historical
- horror
- suspense
- crime, mystery or detective...
Whether you're self publishing genre short stories or long form...
Whether you're aiming at a general or specialized audience (religious? ethnic?)...
There is a lot of useful information here for you.
Posted below are the real-life self publishing experiences of authors in any number of fiction genres who have taken on the job of publisher. In addition to writing, these folk have had to concern themselves with
- editing
- design
- printing
- marketing
- publicity
Here's your opportunity to learn from those who have taken their writing and made sure it gets out there.
They have a lot to offer. You'll read about successes and setbacks.
Some followed a productive path. Some made some wrong turns. Learning from them can help you steer a more successful path for yourself.
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Learn From These Self Published Authors
Genre fiction writers share their experience.
Start Where You Are
Genre: anthology
Most writers start on the MOON, way out there in space. Then, with experience, they gradually work their way back down to earth. I ...
Dos and Don'ts In Self Publishing
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, African American
I was so proud of myself; my first novel was picked up by C&B Book Distribution. They asked that ...
Is it a Route You Really Want to Take?
Genre: Historical Fiction
When my first novel was complete (The Better Angels) an entertainment lawyer/agent took it on but was unable to find a suitable ...
roll of the dice
Genre: Suspense thriller
I started my writing on 9/14/01. Just after the WTC attacks I was rearended by another driver, which left me unable to do ...
Taking 'Tinna's Promise' to the World
Genre: Fantasy
Choosing to self-publish was decidedly a tough decision for me. I think it is for many authors. We all aspire to have or work chosen ...
Do-It-Yourself, When Nobody Else Will
Genre: Romantic Fiction.
You've done it. You've written your book the best that you could and now you wait. Anticipation is killing you as you ask yourself:...
From author to award-winning publisher. It can be done!
Genre: Historical Fiction
Where does one begin? It all seems a bit of a blur, but I'll try to start at the beginning.
I guess I chose the independent ...
Thump!
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
THUMP!
I'll never forget that sound. The cushioned impact of a heavy bubble wrap envelope hitting the hall carpet.
I ...
Getting Off the Publishing Merry-go round
Genre: Suspense Fiction
Facing the 'empty nest syndrome' when the last of my children left home, and fearing that I was becoming 'brain dead' I accepted ...
Doing Better the Second Time Around
Genre: fantasy romance
The Heart of a Fox is my second self-published novel. I guess you could say that I got burned enough on the first try that I'...
A Futuristic Journey
Genre: Science Fiction
As a young child, I often wondered if people in Heaven could return to an Earth-like life. As a teenager, I played with the idea ...
Fear and Loathing in the Land of Self-Publishing
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
I certainly never set out to be a self-published author. After two and a half years and over eighty rejections and ...
Never give in, never give up!
Genre: Urban Thriller
I knew I wanted to be a writer since my teens and I was determined it was going to happen. It wasn’t until I moved to Greece that ...
Dream Weaver-From Dream To Reality
Genre: Romance,suspense, thriller, mystery, fiction
Almost a year ago I left my rather popular fanfiction behind and wrote an all-original novel that ...
How I Connected With My Niche Audience
Genre: Thriller
As is typical of first novels, The Champion Maker tells the story I was burning to share with the world. A former world-class runner,...
How I found the Lulu experience
Genre: Science Fiction
PRISM - Exiles was my second Lulu publication, my first being a ‘giveaway' ebook (The Cookie Tin) that I used to trial the service....
Growth And Change Made Me A Better Writer
Genre: Inspirational Romance and Mysteries
I started writing as a youth with simple tales with silly titles, like “The Upside Down Statue.” These stories ...
A Walk in the Lonely World of POD
Genre: fiction/thriller
After several years of trying to find a publisher for my book, Northern Cross, I finally stumbled onto a print-on-demand (POD)...
Story of “Gauntlet”
Genre: Action/Adventure
I’m 33-years-old. I’ve been a comic book fan/reader/collector for most of my life. I’m also an novelist/screenwriter. So, it’...
The Last Resort
Genre: Fantasy
Self-publishing was certainly not my first choice. I'm not "proud" of being self-published. I am proud that I've been careful when choosing ...
Self-Publishing, not easy
Genre: Fiction
When I started writing I had no idea I would continue on and have not one but three books published.
I just had some thoughts and ...
Patience is key when dealing with Publishers
Genre: Fantasy
My writing happens when I cannot sleep. Then I am at my computer typing away. I always thought of myself more of a poet and have written ...
A. C. Ellis - Science Fiction and Mystery/Suspense
Genre: Science Fiction and Mystery/Suspense
In the 1980's I had two traditionally published science fiction novels (Death Jag, published by Manor Books ...
self publishing - is it worth it?
Genre: crime/thriller
My novel "Abandoned" has been published by LULU, a print on demand, or 'POD' company and in my experience, although it has proved ...
How a published author expanded sales through print-on-demand publishing
Genre: Humorous Fiction
Before I wrote "The Buffie Brigade," I had sold four books to commercial publishers so I was quite cocky that I could write ...
My experience of Books
Fiction and Non-Fiction
I started writing at the age of sixty-nine after retiring from a Telecommunications Company. A year after retirement my wife ...
Publishing Cursed Blood, my first book
Genre: Horror with Supernatural Romance
I had been writing for 18 years before my first book was published. At this point, I really knew nothing and ...
Self-Published Authors, Stop Doing This!
Genre: Thriller
Authors choose to self-publish for a host of reasons. I think most of us have a sense of pride in our work that we don't want compromised ...
Learning Curve for Concubine
Genre: Historical Fiction
‘My Splendid Concubine’ is historical fiction. Although I started writing this novel (based on fact) in 1999, it is really ...
Know your market
Genre: historical fiction and psychological thriller
I have two self-published books, Lincoln in the Basement and Sins of the Family with two different ...
Writing is an art but publishing is a business
Genre:Mystery/Police Procedural
Writing is an art but publishing is a business--we've all heard this before because it's as valid as "show, don't tell....
Self Publishing: Look Before You Leap
After writing textbooks, academic articles, and op-ed pieces for 25 years I decided to try my hand at fiction. The thought of penning a novel was intimidating ...
Coming at it sideways
genre: historical/western
I came into POD publishing kind of sideways - through the medium of blogging. I am a contributor since 2002 to a pretty-widely ...
Caterino Publishing, from Idea to Reality
Genre: Horror
Caterino Publishing is one story, I thought I would keep under wraps, until now. Well, if you really need to hear it, I warn you, it ...
The Journey
Historical Fiction
When I decided the art world of painting held too many politics to pursue, I never dreamed that I would become a writer and have ...
Tales of NShalain
Genre: Science Fiction
I have been reading science fiction of all types for over forty years, from Jules Verne up to the present. Some of it was and ...
Self publishing, podcasting and me
Genre: Science Fiction
My name is Brian holtz and I have written two novels and I am working on a third. I have written seven shorter works of various ...
You're Never Too Old !
Genre: Thriller
Let's admit it, no matter how good your novel may be, there is little chance that some publisher will take it, pay anything for it, and ...
The Road to Self Publishing
Genre: Mystery and thriller
I am Tracy B. Evans, and I am a self published author. In this excerpt, I will take you on my journey of how I became an ...
Live and Learn
Genre: Cozy mysteries with a touch of humor
After months of researching the bewildering plethora of self publishing companies listed on-line, I managed ...
Published at last
Like many other SPAs, I turned to self-publishing after getting rejected by every agent and publisher that handles my genre (scifi). In many of those cases,...
A Long, Hard Road...
Detective Fiction
Publishing a book didn't prove to be as hard, as it was long. Being my first publication, I had no idea where to even begin.
After ...
Inspired by the True Events of World War II
Genre: Historical Fiction
On February 19, 1945, when World War II was about to end, saltwater crocodiles killed nearly a thousand Japanese infantrymen ...
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