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I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Slow progress" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Self-care" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Back to normal" 
Once again, I'm wondering if I made the right decision when I self-published Red Hoods: First Hunt (the first of a series of novellas) last year. It's what I wanted at the time, but I keep circling back and wondering if I should have queried it first. I was just so eager to do what I wanted because I don't like how my publisher treated my first book. Now I'm stuck with this knee-jerk reaction and can't pitch anything until I finish another project. Most publishers won't give a self-published book the time of day. *Think*

Moral of the story: Take your time. Think it through.
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Remember, Stephen King once self-published too.
I'm quite content self-publishing. I had 2 small press publishers that went out in 2018. Mind you, self-publishing is A LOT. Once the story is done and edited, then you have the cover, ISBN, Copyrights, formatting, and marketing is another beast entirely. Slowly, but surely, I'm getting the back list up, but it's time consuming. If anything, I've learned to be patient. Do my books? They do when I market them. I haven't quit my day job to write exclusively, I wish I could, but my stories are pretty solid and I'm very happy with them.
I thought I was happy self-publishing, but I keep second, third, and fourth-guessing myself. Maybe I did make the right call. I don't know.
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Vacation report" 
I think it's weird that first editions and later editions of the same book have different ISBNs.
If the work has been edited... then it really isn't the same book. *Smile* How is Red Hoods coming?
I'm on the last chapter and getting ready to start the epilogue. I don't think I'm going to get it done and published by the end of June, so I'm thinking by the end of July. I could publish it by June if I didn't care so much about editing, but I do. *Laugh*
Jeff  
Plus different ISBNs for different formats (hardcover, paperback, mass market, etc.)!
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Vacation! WOO!" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Preparing for vacation" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "New challenges" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Chapter 13 has been started!" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Finished Chapter 12! Woo!" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Sleep and writing are happening! Yay!" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Quick update" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "A good Weekend" 
I've added a new entry to my book, "Sorji's Blog" :
         "Finally sleeping! Yay!" 
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