Author Archive: Raven West
Chronicles of an Indie Book Publicist: 5 Things Self-Published Authors Need to Stop Immediately
Chronicles of an Indie Book Publicist: 5 Things Self-Published Authors Need to Stop Immediately.
History of a Published Novel
It started with a title, which became an idea, which became a story, which became a manuscript, then became a book. Red Wine for Breakfast is the most published novel you’ve never heard of. The novel has had three agents, been optioned for a movie, has five publishers and was one of the very first …
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Know Your Rights Before You’re Left Out!
Raven West ♦ February 13, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
When publishing was only a matter of paper and ink, and reading material was produced by hand, author’s “rights” were pretty simple. There were none. Whatever the author wrote, the author sold and the author kept the money. With the invention of the printing press, came a new industry, Publishing. The good news for authors …
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