Show Notes
Paula Lafferty used a successful kickstarter campaign to raise funds for her self-published debut (gorgeous deluxe editions included!), for which she later landed a trad-pub deal.
Her Queen Guinevere time travel fantasy, THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN, came out first as a self-published novel and was later rereleased traditionally and became an instant USA Today and Indie Bestseller. The second and third books in The Lives of Guinevere trilogy will be traditionally-published.
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Show Notes: Self-publishing A to Z on Medium by Travis Baldree The website where Paula found her cover designer is 99 Designs The instagram of the cover designer Paula used is Dauphine Dopamine https://www.instagram.com/dauphinedopamine/ Books Mentioned: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Lightlark by Alex Aster Shoutouts to: Liz Gilbert, Alex Aster, Rebecca Thorne, Kensington, Travis Baldree, Dietrich Stogner, Kickstarter, Merrick Bookshop, Julia Whelan, Audiobrary
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