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  1. I have no idea who in my family has bought my books. The first one a few got I know because they wanted the paperback, but after that I didn’t even bother telling them I had more books out. LOL I know my father-in-law buys them all because he lets me know he’s reading and I had to ask him not to leave reviews on Amazon since that’s against their terms.

  2. Not being able to spot or edit your own spelling and grammar mistakes isn’t just prevalent in book writing. I have this all the time when I’m working in my normal day-to-day marketing job. I’m good at editing others’ work but when it comes to my own I sometimes look like a right numpty when someone else reads it!

  3. Man I sure can sympathize with you on this. Publishing our first work took so much effort and devotion. You are right- the writing was the easiest part!
    Talk about a labor of love.

    #anythinggoes

  4. Sadie

    I can’t imagine even doing the writing part, let alone all the work that comes with trying to get it out there. Anyone who manages it has my lifelong respect!
    #AnythingGoes

  5. I plan to self-publish my books – If I can ever stop revising them plus I need to do more research and what not. I love this post though because this is good info to have when I finally start this process of self-publishing. Thanks so much for hosting #anythinggoes Debbie Always a pleasure!

  6. Harry's Honest Mummy

    I laughed when I read the paragraph about spotting mistakes. THIS IS ME! No matter how many times I read my own work before I publish a post, there is ALWAYS a mistake in it.

  7. Catherine Evans

    I really really want to publish my own book but I am terrified that first of all it will just put me out of picket because it might be rubbish and also I worry that everyone i know may not support me. I’m glad you are feeling proud of yourself though, and so you should! #anythinggoes

    • It is possible to self-publish with no outlay if you’re confident at doing everything yourself. I tend to spend money on marketing and design and format the book myself. I used to worry about the no support thing too, that people would laugh when I said I was writer, but I have to say that hasn’t been the case at all.

  8. That’s amazing! You’ve achieved such an amazing feat. I’m pinning this for when I’m in a position to do such a thing. Good on you girl!
    #Globalblogging

  9. I 100% can relate to not being able to spot my own mistakes when writing a blog post! I now get my teenager to read my posts before I actually post them, and she always finds something that needs to be fixed! #anythinggoes

  10. The Mummy Bubble

    Very interesting read. I’ve thought of giving self-publishing a go but it seems so hard to be seen. It must be a lovely feeling when someone buys your book! That’s so awkward about friends saying they have bought it and you know they haven’t! Great post x #bloggerclubuk

  11. Great post, I would love to publish my own book. I am dyslexic and my spelling and grammar are terrible, I have had a few people complain about it to me but that’s me. Its my writing and its my thoughts I’m not going to change it I cant. I think we need to change peoples attitude towards bad grammar etc. I use grammarly but you still need to roughly know what should be where. So what do I do? not blog because people are annoyed at bad spelling etc? Its hard sometimes.

    #bloggerclubuk

    • I think on your blog your readers come to know you and accept that it’s who you are. With a book, it needs to be polished, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t write one. It just means you need a great proof reader

  12. Gosh yes, the amount of marketing that goes into getting ebooks out and about must be never ending. I don’t tend to read ebooks if I’m honest. I used to, but because of always being at the screen for work, I now much prefer having a paperback in hand. I am the same with spotting my own mistakes with spells and what-not. LOL! It’s strange isn’t it. I think we sort of read what we think we have written. #Bloggerclubuk

  13. Oldhouseintheshires

    I have to write many reports and I always miss my own errors! It’s very frustrating isn’t it? It’s as if my brain flips things for me….great post. I would love to write a book. #bloggerclubuk

  14. Kate

    Quite the eye-opener and I would like to self-publish at some point for useful information. The top one did not surprise me – I think there are less genuine behaviours these days and more lies or half-truths are told sadly. I do love how it is so much more possible thought than it was back in the day when only the rich could do it

  15. I would love to write my own picture book! But self-publishing will be out of the question for me as I can’t draw and would need an illustrator! Oh well! #BloggerClubUK

  16. I’m so impressed you have self published book on Amazon – that’s such an achievement as it sounds a lot of hard work. How do you go about marketing it as that sounds one of the hardest parts? #BloggerClubUK

    • It really is hard but it’s worth it! The marketing is a combination of SM, reviews on blogs and sheer dumb luck lol. A few people have asked me about the marketing side so there’ll be a post coming soon about it.

  17. Aww the lying would be hard to take. Maybe people don’t realize you can see how many downloads there are & can do math as well? lol I really did download your blogging book so you know! 😉 And typos – it’s the same on my blog, I read what I intended to say rather than what is actually written there!! x

  18. Kim

    It would seem that in most aspects of making something to sell, whether it be books, products or even getting your blog noticed, marketing is the most difficult part!

  19. I’d love to write as a job but for now I’ll work on my blog and see where that leads me. Maybe I’ll be using your tips one day #bloggerclubuk

  20. Chloe

    Hi, I don’t write books I admire anyone like yourself who does. I do know one thing for sure if it’s your own work no matter how hard or many times you look at something it’s easy to miss those typos #bloggerclubuk

  21. Silly Mummy

    The marketing is the bit I would feel really overwhelmed by – I’m not good at that sort of stuff! And I hate that blind spot you get for being able to see errors in your own writing. I’m a real grammar perfectionist, and I’m a good proofreader, but I often miss the most ridiculous stuff in my own writing because I correct it in my head without noticing. #AnythingGoes

  22. I can’t spot a typo in my own work now let alone if I published a book. Which is one of the things I do want to do. Although it won’t be a fiction one, I will leave that tot he experts like you xx #BloggerClubUK

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