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Lessons Learned on the Self-Publishing Road

--> Image courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net by Bill Longshaw It’s a good thing I have a curious mind because the deeper I get into the self-publishing realm the more there is to learn. Some days it gets just a little overwhelming but then I either go for a walk, do some yoga or read one of the startling 5-star reviews that have been posted on Amazon already! It motivates me to keep plugging along.   “There’s so much to learn, such as how to do (or hire) cover art, how to format for all the many types of eBooks, how to format for print, blogging, social media, interviews, distribution, marketing, getting reviews, how to choose effective paid advertising, how to choose the most effective price point… it goes on and on. We have a lot of freedom, but every aspect of publishing comes down to us,” said India Drummond on her video blog that I watched yesterday on formatting for CreateSpace. Formatting the print layout for CreateSpace was one of the things I actua...