Common publishing mistake #11: blurb like a full synopsis.

Synopsis proves you finished. Blurb sells first-act pressure — want, block, cost of waiting.
Three beats. Phone-read. Guessable ending? Trim.
Which line sells tension vs proves outline?

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Categories sell quietly. Match the shelf readers already browse — genre, mood, pace, audience. Manuscript ready? Upload EPUB or DOCX on Ebokio, review in the editor, submit when set. Which category call do you rethink most?

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Cosy blueprint: 60–75k · series bible · fair clue by ch.5 · thumbnail-clear cover.

Full self-pub guide:
publishing.ebokio.com/blog/how-to-...

Bakery, bookshop, or village pub first?

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When a scene feels flat, check the private stake — what your character fears losing if this beat fails, not the plot event. Same fight, different loss = different voltage.

What's the private stake in the scene you're writing now?
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Common publishing mistake #10: free sample as an afterthought.

Cover + blurb get weeks; openings stay draft-slow. First screens often = the audition.
Phone-read cold. Cut delays before first clear want.
Which line would you cut for a 30s stranger?

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Check out the full episode with author @DiannaLGunn https://thewritingbiz.com/the-right-writing-community  #indiewriters #publishing #selfpublishing #authors #writers #writingcommunity

Check out the full episode with author @DiannaLGunn https://thewritingbiz.com/the-right-writing-community  #indiewriters #publishing #selfpublishing #authors #writers #writingcommunity

List price is craft: value vs reach, not a dart throw. Manuscript ready? Upload EPUB or DOCX on Ebokio, review in the editor, submit when set. Up to 90% of net receipts after VAT and processing fees. What do you weigh first when pricing?

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On the next episode of The Writing Biz we talk with @OliviaZugay about building your email list. SUBSCRIBE: https://thewritingbiz.com/subscribe-to-the-writing-biz #indiewriters #publishing #selfpublishing #authors #writers #writingcommunity

On the next episode of The Writing Biz we talk with @OliviaZugay about building your email list. SUBSCRIBE: https://thewritingbiz.com/subscribe-to-the-writing-biz #indiewriters #publishing #selfpublishing #authors #writers #writingcommunity

This was a fun discussion (available on multiple podcasting platforms). And I learned STUFF about Scrivener I did not know.

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Cash flow is not profit. @PKStuart warns: indie authors must learn business finance as hard as craft. https://youtube.com/shorts/ZkjUOGMo2bA?feature=share #indiewriters #publishing #selfpublishing #authors #writers #writingcommunity

Cash flow is not profit. @PKStuart warns: indie authors must learn business finance as hard as craft. https://youtube.com/shorts/ZkjUOGMo2bA?feature=share #indiewriters #publishing #selfpublishing #authors #writers #writingcommunity

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