How To Stay Realistic in Getting Published

by Thomas McKinley

As you imagine yourself becoming a published author and the next bestselling sensation, images of grandeur may leave you delusional. It may be frustrating and depressing to stare at piles of rejection slips no matter how politely they were worded. Unlike the happily-ever-after story you have slaved over for years, life isn’t fair. Life isn’t […]

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New Xlibris Bestsellers Released

by Thomas McKinley

More Xlibris authors are reaping the rewards of self-publishing by going out of their way to self-market their books. They are also well aware that book sales depend on book quality, the author’s ability and motivation to reach audiences, and reader interest in a particular topic. Here are the new authors that made it to […]

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From Pubs to Published: The Journey of Self-Publishing – Part 1

by Thomas McKinley

Every author has an interesting prelude to writing and publishing a book. For Xlibris Author Chelsea Ashe, her attempts at finding Mr. Right have thickened her own plot and resulted in the creation of her book Happy Hour Stories: The Dating Misadventures of a Girl Between Her Cocktails. And the plot further thickens. American production […]

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Xlibris Author Albert Dimitri Weds Artwork and Writing

by Thomas McKinley

There are different strokes of pen for different writers. Xlibris has always catered to authors of varied literary interests and intent. Author Albert Dimitri, also fondly known as Dimitri Kasongo, has merged his love of writing with his original vocation: art. Although he was born in Belgium, he grew up in Congo then moved to […]

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