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Two ways to get newsletter subscribers at book events (opens the original)
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Indie Author Tech Stack (opens the original)
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The Worst Advice in the Author-Verse (opens the original)
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I Effed up: Kickstarter Edition (opens the original)
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Well damn, I effed up and now I’m out $529 dollars. I will eventually see that come back to me in a few weeks when Kickstarter sends the payout for my campaign, but in the meantime- ouch.So, what did… Read more
What I Got Right (and Wrong) This Kickstarter (opens the original)
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The Kickstarter for Against the Red Sky closed on Wednesday, except not really because late pledges are still on until 8/21, so this number could rise, but the campaign closed at $2,572 with 40 backe… Read more
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