by Ryan Casey | Aug 24, 2012 | Publishing
There are a whole host of myths surrounding self-publishing that, even in this digital age, still seem to have lived on from the days of expensive vanity publishing. Whether quality related, or more to do with legitimacy, I’ll be covering each of the five main...
by Ryan Casey | Aug 21, 2012 | Publishing
‘Laid Bare’ – did I actually just write those words? Sounds like some sort of filthy celebrity exposé… Anyway, as you’ll probably be well aware, I ran a rather wittily dubbed ‘Sunday in the Cellar’ free-day via KDP Select for...
by Ryan Casey | Jun 25, 2012 | Publishing
This entry is a follow-up to last week’s post, which you can find here. Hopefully this entry is more Empire Strikes Back than Matrix Reloaded. As promised, the second part of this feature will focus on what I believe are the three core benefits for writers...
by Ryan Casey | Jun 23, 2012 | Publishing
It’s officially ten days since I slammed down those two words that all aspiring authors dream about: THE END. Celebrations followed, and after advice from a fellow author and several resources, I made a vow not to tinker with my first draft for a few weeks. It gives...
by Ryan Casey | Jun 18, 2012 | Publishing
It was around the 50,000 word mark of my first draft that I decided that I wanted to self-publish the then untitled, ‘What We Saw’. The draft, as all writers will be aware, had become a real slog at times, my motivation and energy levels struggling to climb to...
