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Everybody Hates Self-Publishing

Aug 28, 2017

In this episode, Carrie Rollwagen talks about how to network to promote your self-published book, including tips for a short and sweet elevator pitch, ideas for how to drive people to your website, and how to meet people who’ll care about your book.


Aug 22, 2017

In this episode, Carrie Rollwagen interviews Mollie Hawkins, freelance writer and former librarian. We talk about why it’s difficult to get your self-published book onto library shelves and the best ways to butter up library staff and librarians in hopes of getting your book into a library catalog.



Aug 14, 2017

In this episode, Carrie Rollwagen interviews Elisa Munoz, former book buyer at a big box bookstore. They talk about why it’s almost impossible for self-published authors to get their books into big box stores, how to approach a book buyer, and which genres perform best in corporate bookstores.


Aug 8, 2017

In this episode, Carrie Rollwagen gives tips for taking better selfies, including: how to find better lighting, how to get better at turning the camera on yourself, and how to deal with feeling bad about self-promotion. Self-published authors and published authors alike need to know how to self-promote on Instagram,...