self-published author
DIY book creator
A self-published author is a writer who produces and distributes their own work without a traditional publishing house.
Self-published authors handle editing, design, marketing, and distribution themselves or hire freelancers, retaining creative control and a larger share of profits but shouldering all costs and risks: She's a self-published author with three romance novels on Amazon.
- indieProduced outside majors
- self-made successAchievement without external help
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- ebookDownloadable text file
- AmazonGreek warrior women
Kindle · upload · direct sales · royalties · book launch · cover design · ISBN · print-on-demand · print run · query · rejection · creative control · hustle · marketing · social media presence · blog · platform · niche
- writersnovelist, writer, poet, journalist, essayist
- solopreneursfreelancer, Etsy seller, content creator, startup founder, shop owner
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- writer typesmystery writer, thriller writer, young adult writer, graphic novelist
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