selfpublishing | Samantha Durante

Nov 23, 20164 min read

SURPRISE!!! Revised Edition of Stitch Available TODAY!

Ok Stitch fans, I have a big announcement that I’m very excited to share… I recently invested a little (a lot of) time in creating a *new...

Jan 8, 20142 min read

Distribution Updates – Kindle MatchBook, iTunes & More!

Hey Stitch Fans! Just wanted to let you know about a few quick updates made to Stitch & Shudder’s distribution. Lots of details below,...

Sep 24, 20132 min read

Tried Goodreads Listopia Lists yet? Give it a shot!

Hey Stitch Trilogy fans! I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to an awesome feature of Goodreads that you may not already know...

Sep 11, 20133 min read

DIY Editing Tips

I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because typos are the bane of my existence! (Sponsored post.) You may think that soaring...

May 6, 20134 min read

Pre-Release Jitters

This content was originally posted on www.reutreads.wordpress.com as part of the Shudder Blog Tour in 2013. What goes through an author’s...

Jul 26, 201211 min read

Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 2)

Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...

Jul 23, 20126 min read

Book Formatting Woes: I figured out the hard stuff so you don’t have to! (Part 1)

Update: This post was written back in 2012, and thankfully things have gotten A LOT easier since then!! (You NO LONGER need a software...

Jul 17, 20122 min read

The Big Reveal: Stitch Cover Art!

I’m SO excited to share the final cover art for Stitch! Drumroll please… Ta-da! A big shout out to Damon over at http://damonza.com/ for...

Jul 13, 20126 min read

Any Advice? Marketing & Promotion Schedule

The past few days while planning my marketing campaign, I keep running up against the same question (or rather, ramming into it headlong...

Jul 11, 20125 min read

Navigating the Befuddling World of Book Blogs

Yesterday, I almost drowned. Okay, not literally, but I felt like I was drowning. You see, I had a couple free hours, so I decided...

Jun 27, 20124 min read

Why I Decided to Self-Publish

If you work outside the book industry, you may not know that there is a revolution underfoot. Amazon is shaking up the publishing world,...

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