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My Book Review of ‘Build the Damn Thing’

01/31/2023 by Debbi Leave a Comment

Hi, today I’m reviewing Build the Damn Thing by Kathryn Finney. She recently spoke at the Howard County Library, and I attended by Zoom. In any case I thought it was interesting because it’s about how to start a successful business if you’re not a rich white guy, and I’m not a rich white guy. So I thought this would be the perfect book for me to read. And in many ways, this is absolutely the perfect book for me to read.

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Lessons Learned From Seth Godin: Part Five

12/21/2021 by Debbi

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Looks like I’m going to keep this “lessons learned series” going for a bit. Maybe for a year or so or until I get bored with doing it.

In any case, here are some of my takeaways from reading Seth Godin’s blog.

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Book Distribution Was Always the Issue

08/24/2021 by Debbi

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Remember what I wrote about print-on-demand (or POD) publishing?

It doesn’t take a genius to realize why ebooks became so popular (and how Amazon built an empire, based on authors’ years of rejections getting screwed by publishers and others frustrations with matters like distribution and marketing) among authors who decided to bypass the traditional publishing route. It’s relatively cheap (depending on your tolerance for bad covers and poor editing) and it’s easy as can be.

But when it comes to print books, you need to know a few things.

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Welcome to my writers' corner of the Internet. I'm a novelist, who also writes short stories and screenplays. I hope to share the benefit of my experiences as an indie author with dystonia since 2009. I also post a lot of book reviews, because I love to read and learn new things. I hope to share that knowledge with you.

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