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June 3, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

What was the best money you ever spent as a writer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I started the journey as an indie author, I had no idea how expensive the process could be. Editing. more editing, formatting, the cost of buying author’s copies, publicity…<\/p>\n

Yeah, that’s a lot, and if you have an bottomless pocket, there are plenty of people willing to take more of your money. I don’t have one of those. The bottomless pocket, that is.<\/p>\n

Throw in the cost of advertising and writing courses and fees to sell your books at events. Oh, and business cards and a website.<\/p>\n

But what’s the best money I’ve ever spent?<\/p>\n

The first big event I did was a ComicCon. That was back in 2016. I spent a lot of money getting ready- I needed business cards, postcards, a tablecloth. But the one purchase I made that I didn’t really need? A banner.<\/p>\n

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That’s Tasha from Wolves’ Knight, larger than life. She’s my best purchase ever. When I go to events, she’s got my back. The greatest part is how she draws attention. Even if a passerby doesn’t stop and buy one of my books,\u00a0 she catches their eye. She makes me feel powerful.<\/p>\n

One of these days, I should get a banner for the Harmony Duprie Mysteries. But I’m in no rush. As much as I love her, I don’t know how Harmony could compete with Tasha.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, I’m going to head on over and find out how our other authors spent their money. You can too, by following the links below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

June 3, 2019<\/p>\n

What was the best money you ever spent as a writer?<\/p>\n

Rules:
1. Link your blog to this hop.
2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.
3. Promise to visit\/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs.
4. Tweet\/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting.
5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating.<\/p>\n

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You are invited to the Inlinkz<\/strong> link party!<\/p>\r\nClick here to enter<\/a><\/div><\/div>\r\n