Preparing To Publish

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While I'm waiting to receive back my edited manuscript of Grue Tales I have things I need to do and to consider. Although I had a cover for the book I've decided to change it and do something with another project for it. When my cover artist contacts me I will tell her what I want and see what she can do for me. I know some of my readers will want autographed copies but from my experience the last time I did this I've decided the only one who will get an autographed copy is the one who wrote the foreword. Last time I ended up with zero reviews and no royalty showing because I purchased the books. I do not give away books or offer any swag to convince people to read my books. I know other indie and self published writers do but I think if you want to be taken seriously that is among the rules you should follow. They want a copy-they pay for a copy. After all, nobody hits up Stephen King for free copies and being traditionally published or self published shouldn't matter. The fact that one can now browse the first few pages of books on Amazon makes it easier for a person to decided if the book in question is for them.