Interviews | Self-Publishing Review

Interview with Henry Mosquera

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I did, but after 183 rejection letters, it was clear I was on my own. At the time I had invested over three years of my life researching, writing and working with editors on Sleeper’s Run. I wasn’t about to throw away all that time, money and effort—plus quitting is not really my style—so I rolled up my sleeves and started to learn about self-publishing.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?

I used Createspace for my paperback and Publish Green […]

Henry Mosquera2011-12-05T14:42:32+02:00December 5th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Interview – Barbara Rayne – Author of 21 Erased

Barbara Rayne is the author of – 21 Erased – future dystopian society novel.

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I am used to doing everything I can from my home, so first I wanted to see if I could publish my book without ever leaving my home, and when I saw I could, I most certainly did. Traditional publishing was out of the question.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?

Createspace was my service of choice and, so far, I’m very pleased. Those services

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Barbara Rayne2011-11-08T13:47:01+02:00November 8th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

The Memory of Trees: An Interview with Mick Rooney

Mick Rooney is an author, editor and publishing consultant from the Republic of Ireland. He has published nine books since 1990, through his own imprint, using author solutions services, and he has also published through mainstream publishers. Several years ago he began researching the publishing industry, and in particular Independent, POD (print-on-demand) and subsidy/self-publishers. Many of the findings of his research can be found at his site, The Independent Publishing Magazine together with his own experiences in the world of writing and publishing. He is the author of To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish? A Seriously Useful Author’s Guide. […]

Henry Baum2011-11-07T13:45:08+02:00November 7th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|

Intro Interview: Katherine Gilraine

Info on filling out this interview here.

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

At the time that I was editing the first book of my series, I was querying agents for a good year. I’ve gotten good feedback, but not one agent had ever said, “Send me the rest of the manuscript.” And it had gotten to where I had, at the time, two and a half manuscripts, and about two rejections per chapter.

I gave myself a promise that if by my birthday I wouldn’t secure an agent, I would […]

Katherine Gilraine2011-11-04T13:08:09+02:00November 4th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Let’s Get Digital: An Interview with David Gaughran

We removed this interview because the author David Gaughran decided to attack SPR’s new hybrid business model Kwill for no good reason on his Twitter account on Sept 9, 2015 after we took the time to put together this promotional interview for free as a favor to help promote his book.

We also had a link to his website in our footer to help him gain visitors to his site. We thought he was a good egg, and a contemporary who believed in self-publishing as much as we do. We were mistaken.

Due to the extremely libelous nature of his […]

Henry Baum2015-09-09T08:20:02+02:00October 31st, 2011|Categories: Interviews|

Jim Beck (Black Rooster Creations) Interview

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I came from the screenwriting world, and quite frankly, I was a bit fed up with all the blockades set up to stop talented people from succeeding. I see it every day. I had a stack of screenplays and outlines of stories that everyone seemed to enjoy, including managers and producers, but I wasn’t a schmoozer, which makes it harder to break in. After several close calls with success, a friend suggested that I switch to writing novels. I did some research and decided to self-publish […]

Jim Beck2014-05-05T22:35:09+02:00October 27th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

An Interview with eBookIt CEO Bo Bennett

eBookit is one of the best new conversion services – and their site just had a major redesign, suggesting that the service is growing quickly along with the ebook market. I haven’t worked with eBookIt for any of my own books, but I walked my dad through the process and it was easy – and fast. It’s $149 to convert, which distributes to most of the same retailers as Smashwords (without having to deal with the meatgrinder).

Self-Publishing Review: So what’s Ebookit – when did it begin and how have things been going since you started up?

Bo Bennett: eBookIt.com […]

Henry Baum2020-02-21T03:48:22+02:00October 25th, 2011|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Book Formatting Tips|

Interview with Bestselling Indie Author Darcie Chan

After I wrote about the challenges of marketing literary novels (see my previous post here), I asked if anyone knew of an author writing a literary book that’s done what Amanda Hocking, J.A. Konrath, and other eBook superstars have done. A reader on Kindleboards told me about Darcie Chan and her novel, The Mill River Recluse, which, today as I post this, is #2 in Kindle sales and ranks as the #1 book on Amazon’s contemporary fiction list.

The story focuses on widow Mary McAllister. Disfigured by the blow of an abusive husband, and suffering her entire life with […]

Christopher Meeks2012-01-05T11:32:41+02:00October 18th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|