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17/05/2021

3 productivity tools to help you write more

Have you ever had the experience of having some free time where you know you can write, thinking “great, I can finally get a lot of work done on my book today,” and then reaching the end of the day and realizing you haven’t written a single word? For some reason doing the dishes, the laundry, ...

10/05/2021

A checklist for helping you to launch your new book - http://bit.ly/2DtpbmD

03/05/2021

What are the different types of editing?

When it comes to editing, it’s important to realize that there are several different levels of editing you can get for your book. Unfortunately, there is no clear set of terms that everyone agrees on – two people may use the same term to mean totally different things! In this article, I’ll try...

26/04/2021

The lessons learned on the way to 100,000+ book sales

Our guest blogger is Australian crime writer Melissa Pouliot. Melissa’s books are inspired by the disappearance of her cousin Ursula Barwick and the publicity from her debut Amazon bestseller Write About Me, resulted in a new investigation into Ursula’s disappearance. As part of the release of h...

19/04/2021

Don’t let all the “You Must Do This First!” advice stop you from publishing

The great thing about self-publishing these days is that there is a huge amount of advice available for authors on how to do things. But for some people, that huge pool of advice can be a detriment. Start reading up on self-publishing, and it won’t take long for you to find all sorts of articles l...

12/04/2021

Why you don’t (always) need to Upload a Word file to Smashwords

A common misconception we run into about Smashwords is that they require authors to upload a Word file if you want to sell your book with them. It’s not surprising this belief is out there – once upon a time your only choice was to upload a Word file, and Smashwords always mention it first as th...

05/04/2021

Five years (and 100,000 book sales) of self-publishing experience reduced to six essential lessons -

Our guest blogger is Australian crime writer Melissa Pouliot. Melissa’s books are inspired by the disappearance of her cousin Ursula Barwick and the publicity from her debut Amazon bestseller Write About Me, resulted in a new investigation into Ursula’s disappearance. As part of the release of h...

29/03/2021

Don’t let all the "you must do this" information stop you from releasing your book!

The great thing about self-publishing these days is that there is a huge amount of advice available for authors on how to do things. But for some people, that huge pool of advice can be a detriment. Start reading up on self-publishing, and it won’t take long for you to find all sorts of articles l...

26/03/2021

Just a quick note to let you know that Polgarus Studio will be completely closed over Easter (Friday-Monday inclusive, AEST timezone). We won't be checking email at all during the Easter break, so won't be able to get back to you until Tuesday.

22/03/2021

Why Amazon links don't always work on the iPad and iPhone (and how to fix the problem) -

Imagine this: your new book is finished, and ready for upload to Amazon! You have several other books already available, so you put in the Amazon links so readers can easily buy them. You send your book off to a friend, just for a final check. She writes back and says the book looks great on her iPh...

15/03/2021

Why links can unexpectedly appear in your ebook, and how to prevent it -

The easiest way to explain what I mean by “links suddenly appearing in an ebook” is to show you. Imagine I’m writing a book on the evacuation of Dunkirk during World War II, and I have this paragraph in it: (Yes, I know it wouldn’t make sense as part of a book 🙂 You’ll see why I used it...

08/03/2021

How to create reader-friendly Amazon links

If you ever want to give a reader the link to your book on Amazon, it can be very tempting to just go to Amazon, search for your book, click on your book, and then copy and paste the link from the address bar in your browser. That works, but let’s be honest – the link you get is ugly! For exampl...