I’ve found self-publishing success without spending a dime on any kind of advertising. I’ve done it with a good story, some good sales copy…and good friends. This is a brief overview of the many ways my fans have contributed to my success.
				 
				
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Tweet Today I’d like to wrap up my introduction to Kindle publishing. I’ve spent the last several weeks describing the kind of remarkable success indie authors can find self-publishing on Kindle, and why that success is suddenly possible. The key to it, as I explained yesterday, is the emergence of the global information network. As […]
				 
				
			 
			
				
				Wednesday, January 12, 2011 
				
Many moons ago — before Facebook became open to the general public, when “twitterpated” was still a Bambi and not a social networking reference, and before YouTube made movie stars out of all of us — I started a blog.  I don’t remember why I did it.  I plunged into writing my first post without giving it any real thought before I started.  I hadn’t the foggiest idea what I was doing…
				 
				
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				Wednesday, December 22, 2010 
				
I’m not afraid of the Dark.  But this past Sunday, I got to a point in the story where I knew the Dark Stuff was coming.  I looked at my computer screen, watched the cursor blink at me a few times, and said aloud, “I don’t want to write this.”  I closed the file and walked away.  I was in dire need of rescue…
				 
				
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