Self Publishing Guide

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If you are interested in self-publishing, this guide will help you get started. 

Download "Self-Publishing - A guide for the Independent Author by S McGiboney.pdf"

Helpful and informative links collected over the past few years.


Facebook.com/Ches/Bay/Writers
CBW Group

Fifty (50!) Tools Which Can Help You in Writing-Poynter Institute
Courtesy of Rick Bailey

National Storytelling Network
Storytelling Resources

Writers Digest

Promotion For Self-Publishers:
A Waste Of Time? Suw Charman-Anderson

Tips For Novelists -
by Lee Martin - Courtesy of Greg Lilly


Book Promotion: 7 top tips for promotion on the radio -
Joanna Penn

10 Tips For Taking Feedback On Your Writing-and How to Trust It!
Writers Circle

Writers in the Storm: Nonfiction Submission Tips
Chuck Sambuchino

What is a beta reader and why do I need one?
Belinda Pollard

The 3 Keys to Writing a Children’s Picture Book -
write4kids


Reading Aloud -
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America


21 Social Media Tips for Authors That Actually Work
writing Tips Oasis 

Famous Writers on the Creative Benefits of Keeping a Diary -
Maria Popova

A Simple Way to Create Suspense
Lee Child from the NY Times Opinionator blog

How Not to Write a Story by J A Konrath
(Helpful and humorous!)

Tax Websites for Tax Questions

You are responsible for your own taxes.  It doesn't matter who files them, if it's wrong, you still pay.  The following sites are provided to give you information. It is not tax advice. 

VA State Tax Questions

Top 15 Tax Deductible Expenses for Freelance Writers or Self-Published Authors in the USA



Author Expense List

Sales Tax Guide
 
I Want to Go Home                      Cindy L. Freeman                        2019 June
The Lies Beneath                         Ann Eichenmuller                        2019 May
To Thee I Sing                              C. L. Howland                                2019 April
A Tangled Tail                              Susan Williamson                         2018 November
The Lies We Are                          Ann Eichenmuller                         2018 September
The Writing Rx                            Ann Eichenmuller                         2018 July
Chestnut Springs          Carol J. Bova                2017 October
None of Us the Same   Jeffrey K. Walker        2017 October
Nicole's New Friend     Dawn Brotherton      2017 September
Annie Crow Knoll Trilogy Gail Priest               2017 August
My Jewish Creat Grandmother  Ilona Duncan     2017 June
Kind Lies                     Ann Eichernmuller       2017 May
Blackbeard's Legacy  Barbara N. McLennan 2017 May