Advice | Winter's Warren

10 Self-Publishing Dos and Don’ts

July 23, 2015 SM Winter Advice, Writing Victories and Pitfalls

Recently I self-published through Smashwords and made it through the vetting into the their premium catalog! I made it through their vetting process within 48 hours of original submission. This means that I gain access to all of their eBook distributors like Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Page Foundry, Baker & Taylor Blio, txtr, Library Direct, OverDrive, Flipkart, Oyster, Scribd, […]

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Be True to Your Art

June 10, 2015 SM Winter Advice, Writing Victories and Pitfalls

A lesson I’ve learned the hard way is to take suggestions with a grain of salt. Part of the reason the first book I wrote was such a bomb: I tried to please everyone. (No you can’t read it. Possibly after I hack and slash will it ever see the light of day.) I wanted to write a book that […]

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