Tag Archives: self-publishing

The economics of self-publishing

Posted on December 4, 2019 by darrack1

As a subject, I hate economics. Now, to be clear, the reason I hate economics is because I have studied it. A little under ten years ago, at the age of forty, I made the decision to do a degree … Continue reading →

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The Occasional Bout of Self Publicity…

Posted on August 30, 2019 by darrack1

COMING SOON No really it is , I know I said it would be out in late June, then I said early July, I may have even said ‘definitely by august’ but it is genuinely close now… It in the … Continue reading →

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Fiscal realities of publishing… and the pursuit of happiness…

Posted on August 23, 2019 by darrack1

‘If everything you do and everything you are is in pursuit of money, then you are already bankrupt.’ ~ Cake, Ink, Collective. Several things have happened in the last few days to inspire this post. It is a … Continue reading →

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The Good, The Bad, And the Just Plain Ugly: Amazon Reviews…

Posted on July 17, 2019 by darrack1

Amazon reviews, like it or not, are the lifeblood of the indie author. There is sadly no way of getting away from this. It is also why there is so much grief caused by them, and the occasional bout of … Continue reading →

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The Harvey Duckman Experience

Posted on May 17, 2019 by darrack1

The bulk of this post is a reblog from Sixth Element publishing’s website. Hence the disclaimer below. I do however heartily encourage any published or unpublished indie writer of Horror, Scifi, fantasy or Steampunk who would be interested in having … Continue reading →

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The page count dichotomy…

Posted on May 17, 2019 by darrack1

In the past, I’ve written a fair few mini guides for indie writers looking to self publish. One way to sum up these posts would be to call them ‘the list of things I have done wrong then had to … Continue reading →

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The April Report…

Posted on May 2, 2019 by darrack1

Occasionally people ask me about my book sales, these people fall into a couple of loose categories, curious friends, and other writers who really want to know… Mainly I find that in the case of writers it is often because … Continue reading →

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Publishing the self…

Posted on March 28, 2019 by darrack1

Opinions, as the saying goes, are like arseholes, everybody’s got one, and some people are closer to theirs than others. As a rule, therefore, I find I only trust the opinions of those who have first proved not to ride … Continue reading →

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SPAGFTT8: Pdf’s and pirates

Posted on January 29, 2019 by darrack1

I’ve not done one of these ‘helpful’ guides for a long while, this one came about because of a bit of a rant on my part (yes I know that’s hard for regular readers to believe, me, rant, never…). A … Continue reading →

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Covers and Tassels…

Posted on January 16, 2019 by darrack1

I don’t normally do WIP updates as such, and certainly not when I am still writing the first draft. But at the same time, I am not normally writing the second book of a series and doing so a week … Continue reading →