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November News!
November is turning out to be a great month for independent authors.
I mentioned 'Adopt an Indie' month in my last blog post. During November there will be guest blog posts by authors, readers, reviewers and bloggers, explaining everything you need to know about the self-publishing industry. You can ask any of the participating authors a question by emailing through the site, you can request review copies of any of the listed books to read and review for the site. There's lots going on.
Many blog posts have been posted on the site already, and I wanted to share a couple of my favourites so far. These are my favourites, not because they are the best (I have really enjoyed all the blog posts), but the reason I've chosen to share these two in particular is because they are not written by independent authors. One is written by a reader who loves indie books and another is written by a blogger/reviewer, who has also found that indie books are just as good as those published by traditional publishers.
As indie authors, no matter how many times we tell you to go and try this book or that book by other indie authors, there is always some frustrating barrier that we can't get past because someone or other has filled your heads with ideas like, "Oh, these indie authors only review each other's books and they always give each other 5 stars", or "the reason that indie author is going on about how great other indie books are is because she/he wants to sell her own". Now, I have some kind of independent evidence that shows it's not only indie authors who love indie books.
Read these posts and you'll know what I mean:
Amanda Chambers: A blogger, on why you should read indie books
Cassie McCown: a reader who loves indie books
Another event this month, which is also going on through December, is 'Nurture Your Books, 2nd Annual Celebration of Authors and Readers Worldwide'. During the event, there will be live chats with authors, prizes, giveaways, blog hops and more. Click the link to find out more about how you can participate:
Nurture Your Books
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I'm pleased to say that Nurture your Book is currently featuring my book trailer for The Dream on the website:
Book Trailer Spotlight
Happy reading!
I mentioned 'Adopt an Indie' month in my last blog post. During November there will be guest blog posts by authors, readers, reviewers and bloggers, explaining everything you need to know about the self-publishing industry. You can ask any of the participating authors a question by emailing through the site, you can request review copies of any of the listed books to read and review for the site. There's lots going on.
Many blog posts have been posted on the site already, and I wanted to share a couple of my favourites so far. These are my favourites, not because they are the best (I have really enjoyed all the blog posts), but the reason I've chosen to share these two in particular is because they are not written by independent authors. One is written by a reader who loves indie books and another is written by a blogger/reviewer, who has also found that indie books are just as good as those published by traditional publishers.
As indie authors, no matter how many times we tell you to go and try this book or that book by other indie authors, there is always some frustrating barrier that we can't get past because someone or other has filled your heads with ideas like, "Oh, these indie authors only review each other's books and they always give each other 5 stars", or "the reason that indie author is going on about how great other indie books are is because she/he wants to sell her own". Now, I have some kind of independent evidence that shows it's not only indie authors who love indie books.
Read these posts and you'll know what I mean:
Amanda Chambers: A blogger, on why you should read indie books
Cassie McCown: a reader who loves indie books
Another event this month, which is also going on through December, is 'Nurture Your Books, 2nd Annual Celebration of Authors and Readers Worldwide'. During the event, there will be live chats with authors, prizes, giveaways, blog hops and more. Click the link to find out more about how you can participate:
Nurture Your Books
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I'm pleased to say that Nurture your Book is currently featuring my book trailer for The Dream on the website:
Book Trailer Spotlight
Happy reading!
