PITTSBURGH — Independent Publisher selected Amidst Traffic as an Editor’s Choice Highlighted Title this month from hundreds of submitted entries.
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I don’t care what idioms say, people judge books by their cover. We are attracted to what is visibly appealing and we gravitate toward colorful or bold designs. When I was getting ready to publish Amidst Traffic, I set out ...
Read More »A Love Letter from Iraq
Words really do hold a magical power. I’m approaching my 5-year anniversary with my wife Heather at the end of this month, and I wanted to share with you all a letter I wrote her (by hand) while I was ...
Read More »How to respond to a negative book review
A few days ago, “Amidst Traffic” received its first negative, one-star review on Amazon.com The review pretty much went like this…
Read More »How to set up a book signing as an independent (self-published) author
Setting up a book signing as an independent author is harder than ever. When I published my first book, Breathing God, through a print-on-demand company called PublishAmerica, I was actually able to set up two book signings at Walden ...
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My name is Michel Sauret. I’m an award-winning Army journalist and independent author. On this blog I will be sharing my experiences about writing, self-publishing and marketing my work as a writer. It’s an uphill battle. Hopefully we can all ...
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