--- title: "Publishing" url: https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/ description: "Publishing posts from the Blossoms Writing blog by Samita Sarkar." --- # Publishing [All posts](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/) [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/) [Writing Tips](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/writing-tips/) [Business](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/business/) [Book Reviews](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/book-reviews/) [Featured Authors](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/featured-authors/) [Samita Sarkar](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/author/samita/) - Feb 2, 2018 · Samita Sarkar · [Business](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/business/) · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[How to Create a PR Plan for Your Self-Published Book](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/pr-plan/)Book Publicists Spill Their Secrets Many self-published authors have found out only too late that having a PR plan in place before you release your book dramatically increases its chance of success. So how can... - Dec 13, 2017 · Samita Sarkar · [Business](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/business/) · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[Creative Book Marketing Tips from 11 Self-Published Authors](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/11-creative-marketing-tips/)Self-publishing is a rewarding, empowering experience, and a great way to get your message out there to a (potentially) limitless audience. When done correctly, self-publishing can be a way to grow your... - Nov 1, 2016 · Samita Sarkar · [Book Reviews](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/book-reviews/) · [Featured Authors](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/featured-authors/) · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[“Race Traitor” Author Elisa Hategan Talks Government Conspiracies, Forgiveness, and Her Next Memoir](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/elisa-hategan/)I first found Race Traitor by local author Elisa Hategan when I was searching on Amazon for new memoirs to read on my Kindle. Here’s what another reader had to say about her book: “…It is all at once an... - Oct 1, 2016 · Samita Sarkar · [Business](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/business/) · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[On Vanity Presses, True Self-Publishing, and One Author’s Tenacity](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/one-authors-tenacity/)In the article “Meet Douglas Gardham, the hardest-working Canadian novelist you’ve never heard of,” Globe and Mail Books Editor Mark Medley features a Canadian author who has travelled every weekend for the... - Sep 1, 2016 · Samita Sarkar · [Business](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/business/) · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/) · [Writing Tips](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/writing-tips/)[Avoid These Publishing Rip-Offs](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/avoid-vanity-press-sharks/)Publishing is a risky business. Whether you opt for self-publishing or score a deal with a Big Five publisher, there is no guarantee that you will win lots of sales in the end. In an industry where going it... - Aug 9, 2016 · Samita Sarkar · [Book Reviews](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/book-reviews/) · [Featured Authors](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/featured-authors/) · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/) · [Writing Tips](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/writing-tips/)[Bethany Chase on Finding Her Writing Style, Her Agent, and the Authors Who Inspire Her](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/bethany-chase/)I had the pleasure of coming across Bethany Chase’s debut women’s fiction, The One that Got Away , a couple of months ago when I was looking for a de-stresser. I saw her book on the shelf with an Emily Giffin... - Jul 26, 2016 · Samita Sarkar · [Business](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/business/) · [Featured Authors](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/featured-authors/) · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[Author April Klasen: How Thinking Like A Reader Transformed My Marketing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/author-april-klasen-thinking-like-a-reader-marketing/)Today’s post features self-published author (and savvy book marketer) April Klasen . Over to you, April! Marketing when you self-publish is a bitch. You have a good story wearing a nice cover and it’s... - Jun 15, 2016 · Samita Sarkar · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[How to Market Your Self-Published Book without a Budget or Audience (Yet)](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/market-self-published-book-for-free/)When I first began my book publishing journey, even writing a book seemed like such a lofty goal. But publishing, and then marketing it on my own? An insurmountable feat. Once I had finished penning I Am the... - Mar 29, 2016 · Samita Sarkar · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[New Book + Life Lessons After A Hiatus](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/new-book/)It’s been a while since my last post. I had to take a temporary hiatus from the blogosphere because a lot has happened in the past few months. The beginning of this year has been a hectic time for me. I have... - Aug 18, 2015 · Samita Sarkar · [Publishing](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/category/publishing/)[5 Things All Authors Must Know About Book Publishing in the Digital Age](https://blossomswriting.com/blog/5-things-authors-must-know/)I always knew that the book world was a tough one, but it is one that I’ve immersed myself in since I was a girl. I loved escaping into a good book. I always knew that I was going to be a writer. I didn’t know...