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Tag Archives: self publishing
Indie Authors, Contests & Consternations: Win or Lose – You Can’t Do Either Without Entering
Winning a writing contest, no matter how small, seems to be a necessity for the modern author. Even if you aren’t qualified for the Pulitzer, there are more and more contests for indie authors. I’ve never won a contest, whether … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, book review, fiction, Novels, self publishing, The Heart of Applebutter Hill, Writing Contests, young adult
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Getting Ducks to the Duck House: Implications for an Indie Author
Years ago, my husband Rich, my guide dog Hunter and I went on a bit of a lark. Friends of ours from the Folk Lore Society of Northeast Pennsylvania, who go by the name of the Young Geezers, were performing … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Guide dogs, nature, Pennsylvania, PR, Self-Publishing, songwriting, Uncategorized
Tagged author, blind, ducks, Guide dogs, nature, Pennsylvania, self publishing, singer-songwriter, The Heart of Applebutter Hill
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Authors, Advocates & the Press: Humiliation, Angst & Recovery
Hurray! I can finally scratch “getting humiliated by a national law journal” off of my bucket list. Oh, wait, it wasn’t on there to begin with. Nonetheless, it happened. I hope sharing the experience will enlighten my fellow authors and … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA Journal, accessibility, ADA, advocacy, blind, Longreads, NFB, print disabilities, screen readers, Scribd, self publishing, Smashwords, the press
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Authors & Marketing: Sensitive Introvert to Shameless Hawker – Abandoning Erroneous Expectations
So, you succumbed to that craziest of temptations and wrote a book. Now, whether you are one of the “lucky” ones who landed a publishing contract or you did it yourself, you’re starting to realize that you’re the one who … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, fiction, marketing, novel, novelists, PR, promotions, publishing, sales, self publishing, singer-songwriter, The Last Straw, The Rules of the Game, writers
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Support Braille literacy with $1.75 & This 75%-off Coupon!
It’s “Read an E-book Week” at Smashwords! The heart of Applebutter Hill by Donna W. Hill is on sale. Get any e-book version for $1.75 now through midnight March 8, when you use coupon code REW75 at:http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/313071?ref=DonnaWHill The Heart of … Continue reading
Posted in Accessibility, adventure-mystery, Education, fantasy, novel, Self-Publishing, Smashwords, songwriting, Wrighting, young adult
Tagged blindness, Braille literacy, Donna W. Hill, fantasy, fiction, high school mystery, novel, self publishing, singer-songwriter, Smashwords, The Heart of Applebutter Hill
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A Writer’s Wormhole: from novelist to publisher in 3 Easy Nervous Breakdowns
Last week, a desperate quest for sanity compelled me to stand down from my mind-numbing routine and ask “What on Earth has happened to me?” I was a writer. Somehow, however, I must have entered one of those wormholes the … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, fantasy, fiction, Novels, publishing, screen reader accessibility, self publishing, The Heart of Applebutter Hill, writers
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