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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: Video: Writer Stereotypes 4 days, 9 hours ago · View
The Paper Rats deconstruct some common writer stereotypes.
About:
Authors R.J. Keller and Kristen J. Tsetsi like to make videos when they should be writing. Their show is called “Inside The Writers’ Studio.”
They are Paper Rats.
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Self-Publishers are Dorky 2 months, 3 weeks ago · View
You DIDN’T help, thank you very much.
The “fell through” part is complex and convoluted. Suffice it to say, it may go back to being “Homefront,” as much as I’ve come to not like the title.
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Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Self-Publishers are Dorky 2 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Here I was, thinking I’d pretty much decided to send out query letters to publishers about my once self-pubbed novel, and along comes this piece to mess me all up. After releasing “Homefront,” I got reviews (good ones) from some pretty credible places I was surprised were actually willing to look at a self-pub, places [...]
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: Former Random House Author Self-Publishes Thriller that Views 9/11 from New Perspective 4 months, 3 weeks ago · View
As self-publishing becomes an increasingly popular option for writers of all kinds (the good and the not so good, those who have tried the agent route and those who haven’t), there are those who continue to cling – and probably will for some time – to the idea that self-publishing is an avenue for the author [...] -
Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Why I Turned Down Two Publishing Contracts 4 months, 3 weeks ago · View
One other thing publishers get you is access to reviewers and entry into book competitions. So, while they may take profits and many of the rights, they also make it easier to have your book seen by more people – just because their logo is on the binding. So, there are certainly benefits, depending on [...]
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: A Self-Published Short Story for Charity 1 year, 1 month ago · View
A post from Inside the Writers Studio : Craig Lancaster , author of the widely praised 600 Hours of Edward and the forthcoming novel The Summer Son (to be released by AmazonEncore in early 2011) wanted to do something for others this Christmas season, so he wrote a fantastic holiday-themed story, “Comfort and Joy,” to sell on Amazon and Smashwords for $1. However, that he [...] -
Kristen Tsetsi commented on the blog post Lessons from the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 1 year, 7 months 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 1 year, 8 months 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” 1 year, 9 months 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” 1 year, 10 months ago · View
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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!
1 year, 10 months 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.1 year, 10 months 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, [...]1 year, 10 months 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.
1 year, 11 months 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 [...]
1 year, 11 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.
1 year, 11 months ago · View
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Kristen Tsetsi wrote a new blog post: New Writer-centric Video Blog Series 1 year, 11 months ago · View
“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. Watch the first episode, “Raving Reviews” (or, “How Writers REALLY React to Negative Reviews”): -
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.
1 year, 11 months 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. [...]
1 year, 11 months ago · View
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