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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Super Simple Quick Start Guide To Self-Publishing Release Day Blitz! + excerpt

Hot off the presses! SUPER SIMPLE QUICK START GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING by award-winning bestselling author E.J. Stevens is available now!


Super Simple Quick Start Guide to Self-Publishing
by E.J. Stevens
Publisher: Sacred Oaks Press
January 10, 2017
Pages: 105
Genre: Nonfiction
This simple introductory guide will give you the basic information you need to begin self-publishing.

Whether you are writing your first novel or looking to breathe new life into your backlist, this guide will give you the tools you need to successfully self-publish. Useful information, direct links to resources, checklists, and step-by-step tutorials will help you create a professional quality book.

Simple tips will save you time that you can spend on writing, publishing, and promoting your next bestseller.

This book provides an introduction to:

  • Building a Writing Template 
  • Copyright 
  • Beta Readers and Editors 
  • ISBN and Barcode 
  • Font Licensing 
  • Book Covers 
  • ARCs 
  • Ebook Formatting 
  • Print Book Formatting 
  • SEO, Keywords, and BISAC Categories 
  • Retail Product Pages 
  • Pricing 
  • Audiobooks and Narrators 
  • Translations and Translators 

Each chapter will take you one step, leap, or bound closer to successfully publishing your book. Grab your cape. It's time to be an indie publishing hero!

Book Excerpt:
Welcome to the Super Simple Quick Start Guide to Self-Publishing. Whether novice or experienced writer, I hope you find this book helpful as you embark on your publishing journey. My goal is to provide you with an easy-to-follow guide that will save you time and money through tips and tricks I’ve developed during my writing career.

This guide is arranged in the order in which I publish my own books. Each chapter will take you one step, leap, or bound closer to successfully publishing your book. Early chapters introduce concepts vital to getting your book published, and give a simple tutorial on how to complete that step, saving you valuable time. Pro tips and publishing life hacks will highlight ways to avoid common pitfalls. Later chapters provide information on what to do after your book launch, including how to make your book available in additional languages and in the increasingly popular audiobook format. At the end of this guide, you’ll also find a publishing checklist and a list of useful resources.

I have successfully published 15 fiction books, including the award-winning Spirit Guide young adult series, the bestselling Hunters’ Guild urban fantasy series, and the award-winning, bestselling Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective urban fantasy series. In 2017, I will release my first works of nonfiction, the Super Simple Quick Start Guide to Book Marketing and this Super Simple Quick Start Guide to Self-Publishing. In addition to my 2017 nonfiction releases, I will be publishing two more books in the Ivy Granger series and two books in the much anticipated Whitechapel Paranormal Society Victorian Gothic horror series.

In recent years, my books have won numerous awards. I am a BTS Magazine Red Carpet Award winner for Best Novel and Best Book Cover, SYAE finalist for Best Paranormal Series, Best Novella, and Best Horror, winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel, Best Young Adult Paranormal Series, Best Urban Fantasy Novel, and finalist for Best Young Adult Paranormal Novel and Best Urban Fantasy Series.

My novels and novellas have been translated into multiple languages, including German, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch. I have also had the pleasure of working with world famous voice artists in the production of over a half dozen audiobooks.

My books have flown to the top of the Amazon bestsellers lists in numerous categories. I have repeatedly hit the Amazon top 100, and have hit #1 in a variety of categories such as the Mythology & Folktales > Fairy Tales category and the Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Psychics category in Amazon stores worldwide.

I am a guest at conventions and book signings around the world. Recent conventions include Dragon Con, Boskone, Imaginarium, Readercon, and World Fantasy. I frequently speak on panels and teach workshops on a wide range of publishing, writing craft, and literary topics. I have been a guest speaker alongside such notable figures as Charles Stross, Catherynne M. Valente, Orson Scott Card, Rachel Vincent, Paul Tremblay, Maria Snyder, Leanna Renee Hieber, David Coe, Kit Reed, Peter V. Brett, Jacqueline Carey, and Max Gladstone.

It’s important to remember that I did not start out as a publishing hero. I’ve made mistakes, ones that you don’t have to make if you follow the steps in this guide.

When I started publishing my books in 2009, there were limited resources in libraries and online. I was frustrated by conflicting information, outdated books and websites, dead links leading to 404 errors, and false information posted by people with no industry experience.

Today there are hundreds of books, videos, and websites on how to publish and market your book. This wealth of resources is great in theory, but it means that it has become more difficult to find useful information than ever before. With my years of publishing experience, I can shine a light on the most important tasks, help you set clear goals, and provide tips to ensure you achieve those goals.

The Super Simple Quick Start Guide to Self-Publishing will give you the basic information needed to independently publish your book, while providing terminology and resources that will help if you wish to learn more advanced publishing skills.


About the Author:
E.J. Stevens is the bestselling, award-winning author of the IVY GRANGER, PSYCHIC DETECTIVE urban fantasy series, the SPIRIT GUIDE young adult series, the HUNTERS' GUILD urban fantasy series, and the WHITECHAPEL PARANORMAL SOCIETY Victorian Gothic horror series. She is known for filling pages with quirky characters, bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines. Her novels are available worldwide in multiple languages.

BTS Red Carpet Award winner for Best Novel, SYAE finalist for Best Paranormal Series, Best Novella, and Best Horror, winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel, Best Young Adult Paranormal Series, Best Urban Fantasy Novel, and finalist for Best Young Adult Paranormal Novel and Best Urban Fantasy Series.

When E.J. isn't at her writing desk, she enjoys dancing along seaside cliffs, singing in graveyards, and sleeping in faerie circles. E.J. currently resides in a magical forest on the coast of Maine where she finds daily inspiration for her writing.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Girly Girl's Guide to Killing Creatures of the Night



1. Always carry tweezers. You never know when you're going to get a splinter in the middle of a staking. The bulk stores have really bad quality stakes that are notorious for splintering.

2. Pack stain remover. Even when you throw a poncho on to protect your outfit, a wayward spray of ooze might catch you unawares. 

3. Zombies can be complete perves. When killing them, keep your distance until the very last moment. No one can prepare you for what it's like to be felt up by the undead. The worst is when you pull away and their hand goes with you. Seriously, it's so gross to have to pry the fingers off. I dry heaved the whole way home that night.

4. Vampires aren't always the best housekeepers. Make sure you take an antihistamine before you venture into their lair if you are allergic to dust. And don't take your good purse. When you put it down it's going to get absolutely filthy. 

5. If you unfortunately have to come into close contact with your target, make sure you bring some fabreeze. Like I mentioned earlier, some of these creature are not very up on their hygiene. If you don't have a change of clothing handy, nothing is worse than the stench of the undead clinging to you like a cheap perfume.

6. Some of you might like to collect trophies. No judgement or anything, but I so don't get that. Whatever, if you're going to do it, have a good supply of ziplock baggies. You don't want any blood getting on your stuff and I'm certainly not holding it for you, you weirdo.

7. And whatever you do, don't get your nails done until after your kill! I can't tell you how many perfectly good manicures I've ruined.


8. Wear a vest. My girlfriend...it's hard to even talk about it, but she had a staking go real bad. We were all devastated. She lost her left boob. We were rolling up tube socks for a week until her plastic surgeon got back from his honeymoon. Luckily, his new wife had finals and had to get back to school or who knows how long the agony could have gone on for.

Happy Hunting!

About the Author:
Donna Augustine’s lifelong ambition was to become the crazy cat lady. Unfortunately, when family allergies cut short her dream of living in a house full of furries, she turned her ambitions toward writing. Combining her love of fantasy, scifi, horror and romance, she tries to string together interesting twists on urban fantasy.

A native of New Jersey, when she isn’t writing or over dosing on caffeine, she can occasionally be spotted in disguise at the local dog park.