Maria Arena

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More Power to the Author?

More Power to the Author?

In June of 2014, I was pumped at the prospect of independently publishing my second novel Sisterhood. The process of getting the work ready had been relatively easy and drama-free, and prompted me to think about my first novel, Mira Falling, which had been traditionally published in 2006. It was time for that novel to step into the 21st century too. With this in mind, I contacted Ebook Launch – who did the cover for Sisterhood – and asked them to create a cover for Mira Falli

To Publish or To Self-Publish - Is that the Question?

To Publish or To Self-Publish - Is that the Question?

To Publish: Let me say upfront: the greatest moment I've experienced as an author was holding my novel, Mira Falling, in my hands for the first time. There was something astonishing - like a brilliant magic trick - about seeing the book and feeling it as a tangible object. After two years of work, labouring over a dream, here was the evidence: I had made it. I was a real writer! But what does that mean – a ‘real’ writer? For me, being a real writer meant someone who had a nov

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