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Memoir Writers Jonna Ivin and Denise Roessle Discuss Two Different Publishing Journeys—Self Pub on Kindle and Traditional Publishing

March 28, 2012 By NAMW Web Team

Free Roundtable Event April 5, 2012 4 PM PDT 5 PM MDT 6 PM CDT 7 PM EDT Learn from these creative and courageous women about the choices they made to publish their memoirs. Jonna self-published on Kindle, and Denise spent many years looking to be traditionally published. They will talk about why they made these choices and discuss the pros and cons of each method. Presentation points: Fear of telling the truth, and how that affects the publishing journey Seeking an agent and/or … [Read more...]

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Memoir Writers Jonna Ivin and Denise Roessle Discuss Two Different Publishing Journeys—Self Pub on Kindle and Traditional Publishing

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