Oh good Lord, it’s September. I mean, I like September. Autumn starts, in theory, which is my favorite season. But it also means we’re getting into holiday season shortly, which is always a bit hectic. Also my normal con gave
It’s Okay to Self-Publish
Okay, squiders, we’re back in the old blog post drafts again. This one comes all the way from 2010, almost a full (yikes!) decade ago. Back when self-publishing was, while not the weird and stigmatized thing of elder days, still
Reminder to Move Your CreateSpace Books (and the Promised Landsquid)
First, landsquid! Boo! Secondly, I wanted to remind everyone who has been using CreateSpace that the service is closing, and if you haven’t yet, you should look at moving your paperbacks over to KDP (which is replacing it). Amazon will
Troubleshooting: Avoiding Scams
So, Squiders, this is our final post about submitting and publishing for the nonfiction book. I’ll take a few weeks off of the nonfic books after this, and then we can talk about whether or not we’d like to do
Troubleshooting: No One’s Buying
Self-publishing can be a lot of work–not only do you have to write the book, but you have to be in charge of editing, proofreading, securing a cover, distribution, and marketing. So it can be depressing if sales are slow
Self-publishing Novels (Physical books)
Okay, squiders, today we’re going to talk about how to self-publish physical books–hardbacks and paperbacks. And then we’ll get into troubleshooting, and then I’m going to have to write the rest of this book on my own, ahahaha. But we’ll
Self-Publishing Novels (ebooks)
Aw, squiders. Sometimes it’s too cold in the morning for my computer to start up, and then sometimes, when it finally starts, your web browser freezes and eats your half-written blog posts which were apparently not saved all the way
Self-Publishing Short Stories (Part 2)
Continuing from yesterday’s post. Just a reminder that there’s not really a submission process for self-publishing, since you make the decision on what you want to publish yourself, so this section mainly focuses on possible publication locations and how they
Self-Publishing Short Stories (Part 1)
All right, Squiders! Today we’ll start talking about methods for self-publishing a short story. Unlike “traditional” publishing, there is not really a submission process for self-publishing, since the only gatekeeper, in most cases, is yourself. You decide you’d like to
Types of Publishing
Let’s move into our nonfiction topic, shall we, Squiders? Before we can get into the nitty gritty of publishing and submitting, it will help to know about the general types of publishing so you can consider what’s best for you
