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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Lessons from the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 1 month, 2 weeks ago · View
“After that, I cannot help but think the entire process has been a crapshoot, based on whether you get a good reviewer or not.”
Kind of like publishing?
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post A New Indie Distribution Model 2 months, 1 week ago · View
$75 to feature a book for at least two weeks in the “Recommended” section
That’s bullshit.
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: Book reviewer and award-winning author Caroline Leavitt guest stars in “IWS” 3 months, 2 weeks ago · View
Yes…it’s finally here! Inside The Writers’ Studio Episode IV, “Self-Promotion FAIL” with special guest star Caroline Leavitt. (And if you want to post it on your own blogs or Facebook accounts, or Tweet it, we will surely not complain.)Three authors illustrate why maybe – just maybe – self-promotion doesn’t always work.
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: Comic Relief! “Writing, Time Management, and You”
Life is short, and the business of self-publishing, while completely joyful, can also make you want to stab yourself in the throat – but in the end, what’s most important is to remember why we write.
Or rather, why we don’t.
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post The Real Source of Self-Publishing Stigma
Zoe – I do have my own ISBN and my own imprint (I just use Lulu to print). So, then, I would just need to find a different printer and get distribution. Hm. A project!
4 months, 1 week ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post The Real Source of Self-Publishing Stigma
Edit function!
“RJ Keller and I are making…” (etc.).
And, of course, space between paragraphs.4 months, 2 weeks ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post The Real Source of Self-Publishing Stigma
Last name: Tsetsi.
As for bookstores, there *are* ways to get your books into bookstores, but consignment ain’t it. Your book needs to be returnable and you need to follow the protocols for getting small press books reviewed at the top level of the bookstore chains. If you go through the proper hoops then yes, [...]4 months, 2 weeks ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: Serious day? Check out the IWS (“Inside the Writers’ Studio”) Blooper Reel
Non-blooper version here.
4 months, 3 weeks ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: Writers and grandiose delusional disorder
The American Psychological Association estimates that each year thousands of writers suffer from delusions of inflated worth, knowledge, and identity. In our latest episode of “Inside The Writers’ Studio,” we visit one such author, R.J. Keller, as she is interviewed by a [...]
5 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post New Writer-centric Video Blog Series
Thanks, Eric! Glad you enjoyed it.
5 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Smug
Easy fix for this kind of writing: if it serves a purpose, keep it. If it doesn’t, cut it.
5 months, 1 week ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: New Writer-centric Video Blog Series
“Inside the Writers Studio” is a video blog series created by R.J. Keller and me. You can find “Inside the Writers Studio” (a PaperRats production) on its YouTube page, be a friend on Facebook, and/or follow on Twitter. [...]
5 months, 1 week ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Do writers use Twitter? You bet your sweet tweet they do.
I used twitter for marketing, initially, and I met some great people there, but I just don’t have whatever it is that allows me to regularly contribute to the many lines of chatter and the hundreds of different conversations. I also am not a naturally “popular” or socially active person who engages successfully in small-talk, [...]
5 months, 2 weeks ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: This isn’t about self-publishing.
But it is about a writer, and writers like stories about writers, right? Particularly when the writers is J.D. Salinger. (Even if you’re not a fan of his, surely you’re curious about him…? No…?)
*The following originally posted at my old blogsite in June of ‘09. After reading the many articles today about Salinger’s death, [...]6 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi created the link Amazon.com: Carol's Aquarium eBook: Kristen J. Tsetsi: Kindle Store 6 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi created the link Amazon.com: Homefront eBook: Kristen J. Tsetsi: Kindle Store 6 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Reviewing the Professional Review
I’ve noticed that reviews alone do not increase sales. However, the more good reviews you get in different venues, the more people hear about your book/your writing/your name, and the larger the presence you create for yourself in the book world. Which will be helpful when the next one comes out.
Additionally, if you get a [...]6 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post This POD Person’s Story
Thanks for sharing this. The key is enjoying yourself and accomplishing your personal goals, and it sounds like you’re having a great time doing just that.
6 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Quitting gets a little easier every time.
Thanks, Steelwad. The thing is, I don’t believe in abstinence. I enjoy having a cigarette now and then. I smoke the same way people eat dessert food and candy (or, should eat dessert food and candy) – in moderation.
But the marketing thing…that is hard to do in moderation because it requires shifting to a certain [...]6 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: Quitting gets a little easier every time.
I used to smoke regularly. It started when I was 13 with a Marlboro red 100 (if you’re going to do it, go big). My friend D and I sat at the top of a long set of stairs leading down to a narrow path [...]6 months ago · View
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