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Hi all, I am self-publishing my first novel, The Drought, within the next couple of months with Pen Press Ltd. I am writing a blog about my experience on printweek.com - you can see my first two posts here.

Any feedback, advice, or suggestions from other self-published authors on what I should post in my future blogs is most welcome!

Hi Scaff 7 - for me it's an intriguing topic. I have read your pieces and would like more on a similar vein. Your experiences, costs etc should be fascinating and would appeal to the unpublished writers fraternity.


BTW, I have published two 'crime' books on Kindle if you want to mention that on your blog, ha ha...

kind regards
stephen

Scaff7,

Agree with Stephen - your two posts make great reading. I am finishing my first novel, and have as yet not seriously considered what to do next. I have read about the services this site offers and may have a professional review. After that ... depends.
May I ask that you include some information about your edits, reviews, and preparations. You say you had two years of rejections, but can you expand on why that happened, and what you did about it?

Good luck

Thanks for the feedback guys, always welcomed. I will certainly be writing about every angle and aspect of my self-publishing expiernece so I will be certain to blog about things such as editing, cover design, marketing, etc.

And I am completely new to this as well. This is my first novel, so I would be more than happy to hear about your experiences and then mention these in my blog, as I think it all helps to bring the experience to life.

As for the two years of rejections letters, I got myself a copy of the Writers and Artists Yearbook and simply sent out my manuscript to as many literary agents as possible, without much success! I kept plugging away, but eventually decided if I couldn't get published the traditional way, then I would try the self-publishing route!

Hi Scaff7,

Four years of writing, 43 major edits, plot nothing like the original, joined this forum to give and receive advice, posted my beginning, got great replies, at present making another edit, will re-post next week.

I'll keep you updated. Feel free to mention me - I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

Sounds great - I will certainly keep an eye out.

Scaff, interesting stuff - I'd love to know all the ins and outs, the work you have to put in to finalize the MS and the costs involved etc. One thing though, I tried to post this as a comment on your blog but couldn't figure out how to. Are comments turned off intentionally, or am I just too blind to find the button?

Hi Scaff - like your blog. If I don't get anything published via the trad route will go for self publishing next year so will read on about your experiences.... x

Hey guys, I thought I would update this thread as I have posted a few more updates in the last couple of months. Here is my latest blog: http://community.printweek.com/blogs/the_unbearable_lightness_of_being_published/archive/2011/09/12/self-publishing-media-exposure-and-reviews.aspx

This one is about how I am going about getting exposure and media coverage before the publication date of my novel

Hey guys, I thought I would update this thread as I have posted a few more updates in the last couple of months. Here is my latest blog: http://community.printweek.com/blogs/the_unbearable_lightness_of_being_published/archive/2011/09/12/self-publishing-media-exposure-and-reviews.aspx

This one is about how I am going about getting exposure and media coverage before the publication date of my novel in

Hey guys, I thought I would update this thread as I have posted a few more updates in the last couple of months. Here is my latest blog: http://community.printweek.com/blogs/the_unbearable_lightness_of_being_published/archive/2011/09/12/self-publishing-media-exposure-and-reviews.aspx

This one is about how I am going about getting exposure and media coverage before the publication date of my novel in a

Hey guys, I thought I would update this thread as I have posted a few more updates in the last couple of months. Here is my latest blog: http://community.printweek.com/blogs/the_unbearable_lightness_of_being_published/archive/2011/09/12/self-publishing-media-exposure-and-reviews.aspx

This one is about how I am going about getting exposure and media coverage before the publication date of my novel in a couple

Hey guys, I thought I would update this thread as I have posted a few more updates in the last couple of months. Here is my latest blog: http://community.printweek.com/blogs/the_unbearable_lightness_of_being_published/archive/2011/09/12/self-publishing-media-exposure-and-reviews.aspx

This one is about how I am going about getting exposure and media coverage before the publication date of my novel in a couple of

Hi Scaff,

Hello Scaff - I am in the process of self publishing right now. It will be interesting to compare costs.

I will look up your blog over weekend.
stephen I did not know about your books. Will look them up. ;)