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    Going It Alone: Why Just Writing Your Book Is Not Enough! A Personal Guide To Self-Publishing
    Going It Alone: Why Just Writing Your Book Is Not Enough! A Personal Guide To Self-Publishing
    Going It Alone: Why Just Writing Your Book Is Not Enough! A Personal Guide To Self-Publishing
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    Going It Alone: Why Just Writing Your Book Is Not Enough! A Personal Guide To Self-Publishing

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    Going It Alone: Why Just Writing Your Book Is Not Enough! A Personal Guide To Self-Publishing
    Becoming a self-published author doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It is a journey of discovery, with highs and lows, many challenges – sometimes disappointments – but also triumphs and success.
    Self-published international thriller author, Gabriel Farago, shares his journey to demystify self-publishing, and provides a practical guide to help you understand this complex, and often misunderstood subject.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGabriel Farago
    Release dateMay 12, 2016
    ISBN9781310136115
    Going It Alone: Why Just Writing Your Book Is Not Enough! A Personal Guide To Self-Publishing
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    Gabriel Farago

    Gabriel Farago is the USA Today Bestselling and Multi-Award-Winning Australian Author of the Jack Rogan Mysteries Series for the thinking reader.As a lawyer with a passion for history and archaeology, Gabriel Farago had to wait for many years before being able to pursue another passion—writing—in earnest. However, his love of books and storytelling started long before that.‘I remember as a young boy reading biographies and history books with a torch under the bed covers,’ he recalls, ‘and then writing stories about archaeologists and explorers the next day, instead of doing homework. Whilst I regularly got into trouble for this, I believe we can only do well in our endeavours if we are passionate about the things we love; for me, writing has become a passion.’Born in Budapest, Gabriel grew up in post-War Europe, and after fleeing Hungary with his parents during the Revolution in 56, he went to school in Austria before arriving in Australia as a teenager. This allowed him to become multi-lingual and feel ‘at home’ in different countries and diverse cultures.Shaped by a long legal career and experiences spanning several decades and continents, his is a mature voice that speaks in many tongues.Gabriel holds degrees in literature and law, speaks several languages and takes research and authenticity very seriously. Inquisitive by nature, he studied Egyptology and learned to read the hieroglyphs. He travels extensively and visits all of the locations mentioned in his books.‘I try to weave fact and fiction into a seamless storyline,’ he explains. ‘By blurring the boundaries between the two, the reader is never quite sure where one ends, and the other begins. This is of course quite deliberate as it creates the illusion of authenticity and reality in a work that is pure fiction. A successful work of fiction is a balancing act: reality must rub shoulders with imagination in a way that is both entertaining and plausible.’Gabriel lives in the Blue Mountains in Australia just outside Sydney, surrounded by a World Heritage National Park. ‘The beauty and solitude of this unique environment,’ he points out, ‘give me inspiration and the energy to weave my thoughts and ideas into stories which, I sincerely hope, will in turn entertain and inspire my readers.’

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      Going It Alone - Gabriel Farago

      GOING IT ALONE

      WHY JUST WRITING YOUR BOOK

      IS NOT ENOUGH!

      A PERSONAL GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING

      FOR THE SERIOUS WRITER

      Smashwords Edition

      GABRIEL FARAGO

      This book is brought to you by Bear & King Publishing

      Copyright 2016 © Gabriel Farago

      All rights reserved

      Licence Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favourite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted by any person or entity, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the author and publisher.

      Disclaimer

      Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was correct at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

      Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      PART I: CLIMBING ‘MOUNT PUBLISH’:

      TEAM MEMBER I: The editor

      TEAM MEMBER II: The proofreader

      TEAM MEMBER III: The cover designer

      PART II: RIPPLES IN THE POND:

      TEAM MEMBER IV: The website designer

      TEAM MEMBER V: The ‘facilitator’

      TEAM MEMBER VI: The social media coach

      A FINAL WORD

      INTRODUCTION

      A word of welcome

      ‘Writing my book is not enough? What do you mean?’ you demand, a puzzled look clouding your face. ‘I just finished mine and it took me years to write. It’s DONE! Euphoria; triumph; great sense of achievement. And now you tell me it’s NOT ENOUGH?’

      Well it isn’t. In many ways it’s just the beginning and this little book will tell you why.

      ‘And who are you?’ you ask, unable to hide your annoyance and your scepticism. This is understandable. I expected something like that. In fact, in your shoes I would ask the very same question. So, let me tell you a little about myself, and what inspired the writing of this little book ...

      I’m a self-published author of three thrillers and a collection of short stories—Letters from the Attic. My debut novel, The Empress Holds the Key, was released in 2013. This was followed by The Disappearance of Anna Popov in 2014, and The Hidden Genes of Professor K in 2017. These books are available on my website in paperback and as an ebook. May I invite you to have a look at them before we embark on this little journey as you may find it instructive and helpful in following the thoughts and suggestions I would like to share with you.

      However, before we do so, I should really introduce myself. Please allow me to share with you my author biography from my website, www.gabrielfarago.com.au:

      From Budapest to the Blue Mountains: a writer’s journey

      As a lawyer with a passion for history and archaeology, Gabriel had to wait for many years before being able to pursue another passion—writing—in earnest. However, his love of books and storytelling started long before that.

      ‘I remember as a young boy reading biographies and history books with a torch under the bed covers,’ he recalls, ‘and then writing stories about archaeologists and explorers the next day, instead of doing homework. While I regularly got into trouble for this, I believe we can only do well in our endeavours if we are passionate about the things we love; for me, writing has become a passion.’

      Born in Budapest, Gabriel grew up in post-War Europe and, after fleeing Hungary with his parents during the Revolution in 1956, he went to school in Austria before arriving in Australia as a teenager. This allowed him to become multi-lingual and feel ‘at home’ in different countries and among diverse cultures. Shaped by a long legal career and experiences spanning several decades and continents, his is a mature voice that speaks in many tongues.

      Gabriel holds degrees in literature and law, speaks several languages and takes research and authenticity very seriously. Inquisitive by nature, he studied Egyptology and learned to read the hieroglyphs. He travels extensively and visits all of the locations mentioned in his books.

      ‘I try to weave fact and fiction into a seamless storyline,’ he explains. ‘By blurring the boundaries between the two, the reader is never quite sure where one ends, and the other begins. This is, of course, quite deliberate as it creates the illusion of authenticity and reality in a work that is pure fiction. A successful work of fiction is a balancing act: reality must rub shoulders with imagination in a way that is both entertaining and plausible.’

      Gabriel lives in the Blue Mountains in Australia just outside Sydney, surrounded by a World Heritage National Park.

      ‘The beauty and solitude of this unique environment,’ he points out, ‘give me inspiration and the energy to weave my thoughts and ideas into stories which, I sincerely hope, will in turn entertain and inspire my readers.’

      So, that’s me; in a nutshell. I can see you have a question: You want to know why I wrote this little book. The answer is surprisingly simple: many of you asked for it. After I published The Empress Holds the Key and it became apparent that I had done it all by myself by ‘going it alone,’ many of my social media friends wanted to know how it had been done. I was literally bombarded with emails and enquiries on my website, Facebook page and social media generally. At first I thought that I could respond by writing a few blogs about it. However, it soon became clear that this approach wouldn’t be enough to do the subject matter justice. So, I began writing this little book instead, while my self-publishing journey was still clearly on my mind. This was my inspiration.

      Like you, I spent many years writing my first novel, and when I finally finished it—and began to think ‘what next?’—the

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