My trials and various adventures navigating the shark-infested waters of self-publishing. I never thought I’d be a writer, let alone publish anything!
I’ve been really quiet lately, and it’s somewhat on purpose. I’m trying to launch the book on November 7th, but I’ve been struggling mightily. There have been issues with every format, and several of them still aren’t sorted for sure. I’d hoped to get pre-order links up in the retailers, but very few of them […]
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Release day is coming on April 5th, except SOMEBODY missed the memo that the date had changed. Oh well, my own fault for changing it. I’ve been getting myself as ready as I can for everything, but it feels at times like a full-time job unto itself. I never deluded myself into thinking that publishing
I had a serious crisis this morning. My wife, who is also my social media manager, had been using an older draft copy of my manuscript to generate posts on Instagram. Not a big deal, there weren’t a ton of rewrites between the drafts. But she said something that absolutely destroyed me. It was an
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Today is the day. I officially submitted my files to Ingram. Her Violet Empire is off to the publisher. There will be a file review process in the next couple of days, and hopefully everything is accepted. Based on the submission information, HVE will be released on March 25th, 2022! I cannot express the cascade
After a rough start to 2022, I’ve taken this holiday to get myself back on track. I believe I’ve selected the name for my personal imprint (I’m going to sleep on it for a day or two and see if I still like it). I posted a teaser for the book on Instagram, and I
It’s official. I bought my ISBNs today, so this is really happening. I’m on Chapter 17/20 of my final read-through, and then it’s time to export and start the publishing process. Liz finished her read of one of my last drafts and she agrees that it’s ready, so Her Violet Empire is going to print
Good morning, fair readers, and welcome to another episode of “Scott’s a ding-dong.” In this fun-filled and heart warming episode, we find a writer who lacks confidence, is convinced that his story is too short, and is still understanding his own voice. Yes, I have Impostor Syndrome, and it has dogged me through my career
The idea for Her Violet Empire came to me in October of 2013. I ran down the hall from our bedroom to my “office” so I could write it down before I forgot. I’m a computer guy, so no way am I going to actually write it down. I struggle with ADHD-Inattentive and paper gets
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Today, thanks to my social media manager (also known as my lovely wife), I have broken my boycott of all social media and created an Instagram account. You can find me @scottalexanderclark there. So far, I haven’t posted anything, but I’m hoping to share some of the cover design ideas we’re working on. I’m sure
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What exactly prompted me to start this today, I couldn’t say. I think it was probably just to convince myself that I would actually follow through with it. Today, I signed up for an IngramSpark account, and I’m now 100% determined to publish these silly stories of mine. I spent most of the afternoon waffling
