Writer Quotes by Andrew Shaffer

9 Writer quotes by Andrew Shaffer

Shaffer’s satirical edge and love of genre shine in this set of nine brief reflections, giving a fast look at his witty take on the craft.

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“Most times, my mind is just an ongoing, present-tense, first-person monologue. It's like I'm writing a novel.”

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Visibility is one of the most difficult parts of the self-publishing equation. No matter how great your book is, it is fighting…

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With traditional publishing, books might be pulled due to plagiarism or libel - but rarely for content, and especially not without a…

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In 2009, the American Library Association recorded 460 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom.

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Every published writer, myself included, was at one time unpublished. All writers know what rejection feels like.

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Buying reviews of ebooks that include downloads is a well-known way to 'juice' an ebook's sales rank and attract new readers.

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As a writer who has struggled with depression, the question is one that has long troubled me. Should I resist treatment, on…

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Once an ebook hits the Kindle Top 100, sales tend to snowball as new customers discover it in greater numbers.

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If you can pay enough people to buy your .99 ebook and review it positively, and crack one of Amazon's bestseller lists,…

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