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Author Nancy Beaudet tells us about her publishing experience and why she chose this publishing route

10/28/2016

Did you publish through a traditional publisher, self-publishing, print-on-demand?
I self-published.

Why did you choose this route?
I did some research and discovered that ebook publishing was an affordable way to get your books out there your way.

How was the experience?
The first time I did run into trouble with a different company, but with 4 Paws it has worked out.

Would you do it again and why?
Yes, because I’m going to be a best-seller someday.

My latest book is called "Remember Me Now, Part 1. Since I was young, I've looked for ways to write about the bullying I suffered growing up. As I got older and started to forgive, I realized that the most healing way was to write about the pain. Is to create beauty. That's why I wrote Remember Me Now, that's where the first sentence came from. Painful truth, and memories I've blocked out that I want to be able to gain access too. I wanted to create a love story, because when I was young and was constantly being told that I was ugly. I knew that those people didn't think I'd ever find someone to love me. I started writing for Ansley, and for Chase.
I created beauty.
"Remember Me Now, Part 1" is now live on iTunes.
iBooks http://apple.co/2c2FL0y

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Author Katherine E. Tapley-Milton tells us about her publishing experience and why she chose this publishing route

9/27/2016

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Katherine's Book on Amazon

1. How did you publish? Please keep out publishing companies names but let us know:

Did you publish through a traditional publisher, self-publishing, print-on-demand?

I started part of my book, "Disappearing Mailboxes of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia" with a magazine article published by Saltscapes. At the same time I sent my book to 4 Paws Games and Publishing.

2. Why did you choose this route?
The response to my magazine article was enthusiastic, so people may like the idea of a book on that theme.

3. How was the experience? Did you run into troubles? Did you find it easy?
At first I self-published "Disappearing Mailboxes" with lulu.com. It looked nice, but there weren't any sales. Hopefully, 4 Paws will help me sell my book.

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Writing Tip # 4

8/31/2016

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"Or" or "our" in words?
Ex. favorite/favourite, rumor/rumour, flavor/flavour, color/colour. "Or" is often used by the Americans.
British English, New Zealand English, Australian English and Canadian English, all use the latter.

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Self-Publishers Can't Afford Humility Article

4/28/2016

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I found this interesting read on the internet last night. It's about a Canadian author who published her book through the same formats we do. She went in expecting to earn nothing but experience, knowledge and a sense of accomplishment. She ended up making it on the Best Sellers list.

http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/self-publishers-cant-afford-humility

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Article: Loss of publisher worries Sask. author

2/23/2016

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Here is an article I found regarding a publishing company in Ontario shutting down and writers in Canada. Below is a quote taken from the article.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/loss-of-publisher-worries-sask-author-1.989151

"Vanderhaeghe said he suspects writers will self-publish their books more often."

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Canadian Kindle Publisher successful

2/13/2016

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Here is a great article about a lady here in Canada who self-published her romance novel on Kindle. It's wonderful to read how well she did.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canadian-novelist-finds-success-by-self-publishing-online-1.796747

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