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Serials vs. Series

By KimBoo York Serial vs. Series: What’s the Difference (and Which Should You Write)? If you’re a new-ish author looking to build a sustainable writing career, you’ve probably heard the terms serial and series tossed around when discussing long-form storytelling.…

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Tips For Recording Your Own Audiobook – Part 2 – The Space

By Rowlf Now you’ve done your practice and got your equipment, next thing up is the space you’ll be recording in – which is actually more important than the choice of microphone. Remember, a good microphone in a really bad…

Tips For Recording Your Own Audiobook – Part 1

By Rowlf Practice And Equipment You’re an Indie author, and you want to get your work into audio, but for some reason you can’t seem to manage to make it happen. You might be filled with horror at the idea…

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How A Writing Community Changed My Life And Fed My Children

By HJ Perry When I joined Dirty Discourse, I was in my 40s and had 3 young children. I needed to earn some money from work that fitted around looking after kids. I was confident I could write fiction. The…

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How To Publish Your Book – Without Spending Any Money – Part 4

By Word Ninja Part 4: Marketing In this final article in the series, I offer some ideas for free book marketing. These are primarily short-term tactics until you can afford to pay for marketing and promo. Advance Reader Copies (ARCs)…

How To Publish Your Book – Without Spending Any Money – Part 3

By Word Ninja Part 3: Publishing In this third article in the series, I describe how you can package your completed book for publication without spending money. These tactics may not be ideal, but they’ll serve until you can afford…

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Romancing the Beat – Answering Your Questions

By Gwen Hayes Welcome to a new feature on the Dirty Discourse blog all about your questions about Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes. I am Gwen Hayes and I approve this message. I get a lot of frequently asked…

How To Publish Your Book – Without Spending Any Money – Part 2

By Word Ninja Part 2: Craft In a previous post, I wrote about how to create seed money for publishing the novel of your heart by first producing a prequel. In this article, I’ll cover how to develop your craft…

How To Publish Your Book – Without Spending Any Money – Part 1

By Word Ninja Part 1: Strategy Every day on social media, I see aspiring indie authors complain about how expensive it is to publish a book. But it doesn’t have to be. Once you’re earning enough to afford a good…

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The Importance of Finding Your Writing Community

By HJ Perry 15 years ago I subscribed to all the writing magazines, attended many writer-focused events and joined every writing group I could find in real life and online. Some writing “communities” felt like businesses that saw me as…

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