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Indie Insight with Kate Gateley
July 28, 2023
"I’m
always
going to have my books edited professionally, but I also appreciate help at the marketing level—
from an expert
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Indie Insight with Felix I.D. Dimaro
July 10, 2023
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I’m still waiting for a future version of myself to come back to the present and tell me how to effectively market a novel."
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Indie Insight with Aleatha Romig
June 04, 2023
Do what you're doing. Don't listen to people who want to pigeon hole your work, and above all, believe in yourself.
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Indie Insight with DV Berkom
May 18, 2023
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I waited much too long to invest in my work."
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Indie Insight with Chris Wimpress
April 30, 2023
"You can sell quite a lot of copies if you spend time working on your keywords on Amazon Advertising, making sure you’re in the market for hundreds, if not thousands, of keywords."
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Indie Insight with C.J. Adrien
April 18, 2023
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My books are a full-fledged business, so I have to run my author career like any other business."
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