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Getting To Yes – A Book To Movie Success Story

You Only Need To Find One Champion Of Your Work

Like the majority of authors out there, I struggled to get my debut novel – The Reincarnationist Papers – picked up by an agent and a publisher.  I tried for over a year until I finally decided to self-publish the novel.

But I did more than just self-publish; I came up with a plan to incentivize my readers to act as the agent that struggled to find.

I accomplished this by offering a cash reward – the standard agent’s commission to be precise – on the first page of the […]

2021-03-23T09:44:38+02:00March 23rd, 2021|Categories: Features, Success Story|Tags: |

Self-Publishing Success Story: Adam Croft

Adam Croft, AuthorBritish Author Adam Croft is considered to be one of the most successful self-published crime fiction authors in the world. Hailing from Bedfordshire in England, Croft started out writing from a spare room at home, completing his first novel, Too Close for Comfort, in 2011.

Despite a slow start, his book then rocketed, allowing him to pay his mortgage off. By 2015, his worldwide best seller Her Last Tomorrow concreted his career, with Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, snapping him up. It became one of the best sellers of the year.

His Knight & Culverhouse crime

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2018-09-21T06:33:36+02:00September 21st, 2018|Categories: Success Story|

The Brontë Sisters – Self-Publishing Pioneers

Did you know the Brontë sisters were pioneers in self-publishing? In this look at their lives, vanity presses, underhand dealings, and ripoff merchants play in their rise to literary legend.

Patrick Brunty was an Irish clergyman from humble beginnings. Subtly changing his name over time to “Brontë,” meaning “the sound of thunder” in Greek, to suit his loftier academic leanings, he had married and had six children, with Charlotte (1816–1855), Patrick Branwell (1817–1848), Emily (1818–1848) and Anne (1820–1849) surviving the deaths of their mother from cancer and their two older sisters Elizabeth and Maria from suspected consumption.

 

Patrick had […]

2017-04-24T08:54:40+02:00April 24th, 2017|Categories: Features, Success Story|

Self-Publishing Success Story: Katy Evans

Katy Evans Indie AuthorKaty Evans is one of the biggest names in self-published romance in the past few years. Riding the new wave that the industry has witnessed when it comes to female-penned romance and erotica, Evans has delivered consistent hits that wow her fans and grow her audience every day.

What books has she written?
Her first series, a break-out hit, was the eponymous Real – a romantic drama about a broken boxer named Remington Tate and his newfound flame. The series continued in Mine, followed by Remy, Rogue, Ripped, and Legend. Her other book series include […]

2017-04-03T05:34:16+02:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: Success Story|

Self-Publishing Success Story: Chuck Tingle

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Chuck TingleDr. Chuck Tingle is psuedonymous author of a slew of short self-published gay erotic parody titles, which he calls “tinglers,” whose bizarre take on the genre has earned him an unusual reputation as a comedian and niche author. The persona of Chuck is of a man who truly believes his works to be of utmost sexuality, able to provoke a “tingle down the spine” of any reader, committing himself to the craft after earning his (“almost”) Tae Kwon Do black belt and a PhD in Holistic Massage. Little is known about the […]

2019-01-22T05:39:12+02:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: Success Story|

Self-Publishing Success Story: Kristen Ashley

Kristen AshleyBorn in Gary, Indiana, Kristen Ashley is one of the hottest names in self-publishing in recent years. An overnight sensation, Kristen Ashley is primarily a romance author whose powerful, indulgent, and altogether fun reads have cultivated a huge following, and is a hard-working head of her own business who still manages to publish several books a year.

The Will by Kristen AshleyWhat books has she written?
With over 30 published works, it’s likely you’ve heard of at least one of her published works. Some of her most popular series include Dream Man (including Mystery Man, Wild Man, et al), Rock Chick (including […]

2017-02-20T09:11:38+02:00February 20th, 2017|Categories: Success Story|

Self-Publishing Success Story: David Chilton

David ChiltonDavid Chilton is a Canadian author who began as an investor. He now runs his own publishing company, as well as a financial planning business, and for a time was part of CBC’s Dragon’s Den as one of the titular “Dragons.”

What books has he written?
His debut title, The Wealthy Barber, was a Canadian best-seller that acted as an investment guide aimed at those with little experience in the market, expressed through the narrative of three young people receiving advice from a local barber. After the run-away success, Chilton also published a handful of collaborative efforts, including cookbooks. […]

2017-02-20T09:12:09+02:00July 23rd, 2015|Categories: Success Story|

Self-Publishing Success Story: H.M. Ward

H.M. WardDominating the emerging female-written new-adult genre, H. M. Ward is the best-selling author of The Ferro Family saga – notably the Damaged series, as well as The Arrangement series, The Proposition series, and The Wedding Contract. Her books have quickly taken the market by storm, accruing a strong readership and a devoted fanbase that have even gone as far as to begin a campaign for a film adaptation of her Ferro Family titles without provocation by the author herself (although greatly supported by her through interaction and exposure on social media and personal website).

Most impressive is that she […]

2017-02-20T09:12:25+02:00July 8th, 2015|Categories: Success Story|
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