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    Writing Journal: A Year in the Life of a Self-Published Author

    By Scott Haworth

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    From the author of the popular Dark Moonlighting series:

    One year ago I had six novels self-published that were starting to get good reviews from the people who read them.  After a decade of working hard to make a career out of writing, I finally felt like I was on the cusp of success.  I decided to start a journal to chronicle my journey. 

    Whether you are an author who is thinking about self-publishing or you are simply curious about how the process works, this journal will give you insight on what it is like to try to break out in one of the hardest professions known to man.  Everyone has heard about the success stories of a handful of self-published authors, but they are the exception to the rule.  Even if you work hard, have talent and take advantage of every marketing and promotional opportunity that is available, the chances of making it big are astronomically low.

    Read my story and experience the highs, the lows, the more lows and the holy crap I didn’t think it could get any lowers of self-publishing.  The journal highlights my efforts to write and self-publish four novels in less than a year.  It also delves into the strategies I implemented to convince lovely folks like yourself to actually pay me money to read them.  Finally, I also talk about how I got started as a writer and how the publishing industry has dramatically changed since then.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScott Haworth
    Release dateMay 9, 2014
    ISBN9781498950442
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    Writing Journal: A Year in the Life of a Self-Published Author
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    Scott Haworth

    Scott was born in the wagon of a traveling show. His Momma used to dance for the money they'd throw. Pappa would do whatever he could... Well, not really. That would have been a lot more interesting though. He was actually born in the suburbs of Cleveland. After existing for several more decades, Scott graduated from college in 2004 with a degree in history and political science. Six months later he decided he wanted to be a writer, which made the degree largely worthless. Oops. Scott has written many novels in genres ranging from science fiction to political satire. He tried combining the two genres once, but he didn't think anyone would be interested in a sex scandal involving the President of Blargon 7. When not writing, he enjoys being asleep.  

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