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04 FROM INSPIRATION TO PUBLICATION AND BEYOND Jenn J McLeod
08 THINGS I HAVE LEARNT FROM STUFF
Aoife Brennan
11 WHAT I ’ VE LEARNED FROM PROJECTS WHICH DIDN ’ T GET UP : A NEW WAY TO ANALYSE PROFIT & LOSS FOR WRITERS Hazel Edwards
13 I WRITE . . . Nicky Johnston
14 LITERARY FESTIVALS - A WRITER ’ S SURVIVAL GUIDE Sophie Masson
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INTRODUCTION |
Jeannie Barker
Founder & Editor
Welcome to the third edition of Authorpreneur Magazine . It ’ s been an exciting four months and I am humbled by the star quality or our contributing writers . Thank you all for making this magazine the fabulous resource it is .
We have two feature author journeys this month . Jenn J McLeod tells a fascinating story of how she had her NaNoWriMo book published and how she embraced social media ‘ platform ’ opportunities . Aoife Brennan shares how loosing ‘ stuff ’ inspired her to just get on with it and write a book .
Hazel Edwards provides some fantasitc advice on how writers can repurpose their written work that didin ’ t get published as hoped .
We are welcomed into Nicky Johnston ’ s creative space as she tells us how she remodelled her office .
Sophie Masson gives us an inside look at writers festivals and provides some helpful dos and don ’ ts .
In her regular Media Cents & Sensibility column , Christina Hamlett explains the value of earned media .
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17 PAID ADVERTISING VS EARNED MEDIA
Christina Hamlett
18 WOMEN IN EPUBLISHING J ’ aimee Brooker
22 BOOK COVER MAKEOVERS
25 UX WRITER APP Jeannie Barker
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J ’ aimee Brooker shares some fascinating insights on the the wordl of ePublishing and the women who are blazing the trail .
Check out the book cover makeovers from Lauran Childs , Alyscia Cunningham , David Halliday , Leanna Harrow and Debra Jarvis .
I take the UX Writer App for a test drive on the iPad ... and love it ! Highly recommend you check this one out if you write anything on your iPad .
Lastly , a reminder to not miss the opportunity to win The Bestseller Incubator 7 week online coaching program with Rochelle Stone from Barefoot Basics . See the website for details . Entries close 30 April 2013 .
Until next time ,
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