HeyJaredA Self-Published Author's Diary
The ups and downs of self-publishing. The behind-the-scenes of my self-publishing career.
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Dear Raccoon Author Diary: Some Publishing Days Are Harder Than Others (opens the original)
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Okay, I’m trying something new. Alongside my somewhat-usual deeper-dive episodes, I’ll also be sharing shorter Dear Raccoon Author Diary episodes: they might be a little bit messy as I find my rhythm with that format. Today’s entry was recorded on one of those publishing days that felt a bit harder: I talk about disappointing royalty numbers, Substack, the comparison game, and yes, I’m recording this podcast episode on the Delhaize parking lot.Thanks fo
Author Branding for Indie Authors: Why I’m embracing the Raccoon Author (opens the original)
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This is an article based on my latest podcast episode which you can listen on your favorite podcast player or below.Listen to my podcastWeekly hopefully helpful tidbits:Over on the newsletter, I shared some “bloopers” from my draft. Typos that could have made the story very different. I typed shit instead of shift for example and Priest instead of Pastry. Sharing those was pretty quick and short and straightforward. Over on my <a href="h
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