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The Author, The Social Network And The Deal

Posted at 1:42PM Thursday 26 Aug 2010

I received thirteen rejections before I decided to self-publish. This was five years ago. You hear disaster stories from self-published authors, mostly concerning the vanity press and/or boxes and boxes of books languishing in the spare room. I'm one of the lucky ones. I've recently signed a good six-figure deal for my Stonewylde Series with Gollancz (Orion Publishing Group) for the worldwide rights to my series. The secret to my success? My own home-grown social network site.

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