This book will show you how to get your manuscript independently published at zero cost, provided you can do the hard work required--you can be as successful as you want to be. This book cover topics such us:  -Step by step road-map to getting in print -How to get your book into Audible -How to spot predatory publishers/services -How to format your interior copy -Where to get free art for covers -How to get carried on bookstore shelves -Wasteful practices to avoid -Guide to meeting professional standards -How to create eBook & paperback coupons -The importance of reviews -Best practices for self-editing -And so much more...  The Indie world is a jungle and there are few well-beaten paths--and unlike you'd expect, even some of those well-beaten paths end in spike pits, too. If you want to navigate it safely, you might find a guide... like this book.  This is a practical book with step-by-step advice to guide any writer through becoming an Indie author. It also covers some of the "why" aspects and peeks beneath the scenes showing failures, successes, inside information, and encouragement for the ultimate do-it-yourselfer.  "I'm writing a novel... what are the steps?" "My masterpiece is finished--where do I go now?" "My fantasy series doesn't fit in with any mainstream publisher--how do I self-publish and do it right?" These are the sorts of questions we answer, and more!

The Indie Author's Bible: A DIY guide to start right, what to do once you're in print, and beyond

Schmitz, Christopher D.

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Christopher D. Schmitz

Dwarves, elves, & goblins collide??Esfah is another world originally from the creators of Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance.Here there be dragons!

Ashes of Ailushurai

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Fire, ice, and ancient mystic weapons.The lava elves have overthrown their coral elf cousins?and now they are coming for the dwarves.A vaghan dwarf soldier, Geril sa'Ghuren, returns to his home of Balgavarr Reaches after a horrific battle at the faraway coral elf city of Tulgesh. With most of his friends killed and the city captured by the invading lava elves, he despairs that the morehl may next discover the vaghan city before his people can prepare.On a mountain trail not far from home, Geril discovers a massive and powerful creature never before seen in his homeland of the Kafnysan Mountains. This creature, the frostwing warrior named Thrag, becomes his best hope for the survival of his people, now in the cross-hairs of the same morehl who took Tulgesh. Geril must journey with Thrag to the Shadowlands and enlist the aid of their peculiar people if they are to stop the lava elves' conquest of the region.But a new threat emerges in their midst. An ancient evil is searching for the lost relics of the Magestorm War. A conflict that nearly destroyed the land of Cyrea long ago. Can Geril and Thrag, two completely different soldiers, from different countries and races, locate these artifacts before the enemy and save their homes?In the mid 1990s there was one fantasy RPG that ruled them all: D&D, of which Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and many other books and gaming worlds were a part of. It's publisher, TSR, created another gaming world that won Game of the Year in 1995. That world was Esfah.

Chill Wind: The Cyrean Songs 1 (The Esfah Sagas)

Joiner, Joseph W.

This revised edition includes Cast of Fate alongside the collected short stories Tome of Tarvanehl, Heart of Stone and Flame, and Thunderfist and the Dragon.Dragons are bad enough, but now the sky is falling!Elves at war, dwarven spies, and a secret goblin invasion...?from the creators of Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance.The Volcano City of Karakto is home of the morehl: the red-skinned lava elves. The blue-skinned coral elves, known as the selumari, believe the morehl corrupted and mad-driven to violence by the god of Death. Decades ago, the selumari conquered Karakto with the help of their dwarven allies, the vagha. Now, the coral elves live in an uneasy truce with their hated enemies and rule over the spoils of war.Can the morehl be redeemed?

Cast of Fate (The Esfah Sagas)

Varney, Allen

Smith, Lester

Heinrich, D. J.

Joiner, Joseph

Earth's surface is a wasteland.The last few hundred survivors live in a bunker called Ark I. Light panels make sure to keep away even a shadow. Mankind remembers its primal fear: something sinister lives in the dark??and the lights suddenly begin going out.Something has gotten in.Dr. Swaggart, a drug-addicted hermit living in the halls, must team up with Ricky, a disabled man possessing a third-grade IQ. Can they restore power to the lights and the oxygen before the darklings access the facility's self-destruct system?Swaggart will have to face his past, and a demon who knows him by name.Ricky must face the devil in the dark.Outside and alone.Are you afraid of the dark? You may want to read this with the lights on.I Am Legend meets City of Ember.

The Shadowless: The Affliction Cycle

Science Fiction

Sell more paperbacks at your live events with expert advice geared to help you succeed in face-to-face sales encounters.Do you lack the confidence or the knowledge necessary to sell books at events?Do you wonder where to even start finding conventions, seminars, conferences, and expos to sell your books at?Have you tried this before and did not get the results you hoped for?Christopher D. Schmitz sells thousands of paperbacks each year directly to avid readers and regularly teaches other authors best practices on how to do exactly the same. This number is not inflated by selling courses to other authors or with any sort of giveaway. Selling thousands of novels or nonfiction books is absolutely possible-and Schmitz regularly invites indie authors to work alongside him and learn his methods.This book will show you how to confidently pitch your book, teach you how to narrow down the best places for you to sell at by finding your target market, and explain how to optimize your sales booth and author business for success. Additionally, you'll learn:How link a sales dashboard to an inventory tracker and your website so you know how many books you have on hand at all timesHow to easily take credit cards and add manage sales taxManaging your live events so you earn profit instead of lossExpert sales tactics to make people excited to purchase your bookTips to immediately onboard new customers onto your newsletter and engage themStrategies to help you get hundreds of sales per live eventAnd so much more!This book will show you the methods I use to sell thousands of paperbacks every year directly to readers at live events (mostly at conventions) and teach you how to replicate that success!

Sell More Books at Live Events: How to sell more books at conventions, shows, signings, events, and beyond!

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

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