Tag Archives: indie publishing

I’ve been waiting…

Posted on December 2, 2022 by jfkaufmann

A happy announcement: It’s been a while since I finished the first draft of my recent novella, I Will Be Waiting for You at the End of the Story. It took me no more than three weeks to write it … Continue reading →

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A Long Journey Home

Posted on March 6, 2022 by jfkaufmann

At the beginning of Covid-19, Amazon suspended the shipping of proof copies. I was reluctant to publish the paper versions of my books without physical verification, so they sat there, unpublished. Finally, almost two years after I’d formatted them, my … Continue reading →

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Embracing Obscurity

Posted on August 16, 2020 by jfkaufmann

Uploading all my three books on Smashwords marked the end of my formatting adventure. I left Smashwords for the end because I believed its style guide was complicated. It isn’t; it’s only written in an unnecessarily complicated manner, but once … Continue reading →

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DIY Formatting? Not so Sure.

Posted on July 20, 2020 by jfkaufmann

It’s been said over and over again that you should never edit your own book. After three months of preparing my three manuscripts for publishing, I’m not sure that self-formatting is a good idea either. Cover design by Srdjan Filipovic … Continue reading →

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Who was J. R. R. Tolkien’s writing coach?

Posted on November 23, 2017 by jfkaufmann

My free seminar saga – the conclusion. But before that — I’d like to tell you I’m doing NaNoWriMo, for the first time ever, and I’m four days AHEAD of schedule. Steve Alcorn, my instructor from several Gale courses I’ve … Continue reading →

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