{"id":248,"date":"2025-12-09T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:07:09","slug":"top-5-mistakes-new-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-avoid-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/top-5-mistakes-new-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-avoid-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Mistakes New Indie Authors Make (And How to Avoid Them)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"248\" class=\"elementor elementor-248\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2dfc30 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2dfc30\" 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elementor-element-3cabb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"3cabb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/top-5-mistakes-new-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-avoid-them\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTop 5 Mistakes New Indie Authors Make (And How to Avoid Them)  \n\t\t\t<\/h1 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c235866 elementor-section-stretched 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8dc08f\" data-id=\"d8dc08f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b71c6 ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b71c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019ve ever tried to publish your first book, you know the feeling: that strange mix of excitement and dread, like sending a kid off to their first sleepover. You hope everything goes well, but inside you\u2019re wondering, <em>Did I forget something important?<\/em><\/p><p>Most of us have. Every new indie author brushes up against the same handful of mistakes. Not because they\u2019re careless, but because the process is big and the heart gets involved. So here\u2019s a quiet, honest list to help you sidestep the things that trip almost all of us up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2982bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2982bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Rushing Because You\u2019re Tired of Holding Your Breath<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb2f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb2f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A funny thing happens near the end of writing a book. You\u2019ve been living in your own head for so long that you want to be <em>done<\/em>. You want to hit publish just to release the pressure of holding this story for months\u2014sometimes years.<\/p><p>But rushing leads to tiny heartbreaks later: typos you can\u2019t unsee, covers you outgrow in a week, readers asking questions that make you think, <em>Oh\u2026 I should\u2019ve fixed that part.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>A gentler way:<\/strong><br \/>Give your draft a few days of quiet. Step away. Go sit in the sun. Touch grass, literally. When you come back, you\u2019ll see what needs care and what can stay exactly as it is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a3b8f7 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a3b8f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2400016\" data-id=\"2400016\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5cb48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5cb48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let Us Walk Beside You From Manuscript to Market Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0181279 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0181279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/get-free-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Your Manuscript Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2caa49\" data-id=\"a2caa49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3576512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3576512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1.webp 710w, https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/155asdas-1-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa8a2ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa8a2ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63d7835\" data-id=\"63d7835\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc0578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dc0578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Trying to Edit Your Own Work With \u201cWriter Eyes\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b85f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b85f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Writers read their own sentences the way parents hear their kid in a noisy playground\u2014instantly and with built-in understanding. That means your brain fills in every missing word. It forgives awkward sentences. It smooths things over.<\/p><p>This is why every new indie author ends up with mistakes they truly didn\u2019t see.<\/p><p><strong>A gentler way:<\/strong><br \/>Bring in someone with fresh eyes. A real editor if you can. A sharp friend if you can\u2019t. Someone who will say, kindly,<br \/>\u201cHey\u2026 I think you meant something different here.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dd52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2dd52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Treating the Cover Like a Decoration Instead of a Door<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f9770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7f9770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New authors often create a cover the way you might decorate a school project\u2014\u201cWhat can I do with the tools I already have?\u201d<br \/>Canva at midnight. A picture that\u2019s \u201cclose enough.\u201d A font that feels fine because you\u2019ve been staring at the screen too long.<\/p><p>But covers are doors. And people don\u2019t walk through doors that feel shaky or unfinished.<\/p><p><strong>A gentler way:<\/strong><br \/>Let someone who loves design handle it. Your cover should feel like your book is opening its arms and saying, \u201cCome in, I\u2019ve been waiting for you.\u201d Even a simple, clean design can do that beautifully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d62d454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d62d454\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b2a37f\" data-id=\"8b2a37f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb30392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb30392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Writing a Book Description That Reads Like a Grocery List<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421fc80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"421fc80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Almost every indie author hits this wall: they can write 60,000 words but freeze when asked to write 120 about what the book <em>is<\/em>. So they write something stiff, or rushed, or too vague to matter.<\/p><p>But this little paragraph is where readers lean in or lean away.<\/p><p><strong>A gentler way:<\/strong><br \/>Imagine you\u2019re telling a friend what your book is about over a slow Saturday breakfast. No fancy phrases. Just:<br \/>\u201cIt\u2019s about this person\u2026 and they\u2019re dealing with this thing\u2026 and here\u2019s why I cared enough to write it.\u201d<\/p><p>That tone is always better than anything forced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7a424b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7a424b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a16c17\" data-id=\"2a16c17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c16f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c16f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Assuming \u201cGood Book = People Will Find It\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2313b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb2313b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every new author has this hopeful moment. You think:<br \/>\u201cI wrote something real. That should be enough.\u201d<\/p><p>But the world is loud, and books\u2014especially quiet ones\u2014need help being heard. Marketing feels awkward at first, like you\u2019re waving your arms too much. But readers can\u2019t find you if you stay tucked away.<\/p><p><strong>A gentler way:<\/strong><br \/>Pick one or two things you don\u2019t hate:<br \/>\u2022 sharing a quote<br \/>\u2022 posting a small update<br \/>\u2022 sending a friendly note to a reviewer<br \/>\u2022 joining a writing group<br \/>\u2022 offering a sample chapter<\/p><p>Small, steady signals beat big, loud campaigns every time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b88ada9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b88ada9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And Finally...<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99fcf73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99fcf73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most indie authors feel like they\u2019re making everything up as they go. Because they are. Everyone is. Even the ones who look confident.<\/p><p>These \u201cmistakes\u201d aren\u2019t failures\u2014they\u2019re rites of passage. Signs that you\u2019re learning the shape of this world. The fact that you\u2019re here, reading this, means you\u2019re already doing better than you think.<\/p><p>If you want, I can help you create a companion post or a downloadable checklist based on this\u2014just tell me the vibe you want.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Let The Pulp House Publishing handle the nitty gritties while you focus on your art. 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class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/from-idea-to-paperback-a-gentle-step-by-step-self-publishing-timeline\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">From Idea to Paperback: A Gentle, Step-by-Step Self-Publishing Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-book-shine-on-amazon-a-simple-guide-for-new-authors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">How to Make Your Book Shine on Amazon: A Simple Guide for New Authors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/why-your-story-matters-even-if-you-think-it-doesnt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">Why Your Story Matters (Even If You Think It Doesn\u2019t)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/how-to-repurpose-your-book-from-ebook-to-audiobook-print-and-even-screenplay-adaptations\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">How to Repurpose Your Book: From eBook to Audiobook, Print, and Even Screenplay Adaptations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/format-matters-why-a-professional-book-layout-cover-design-impacts-sales\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">Format Matters: Why a Professional Book Layout &amp; Cover Design Impacts Sales<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Cover Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/10-common-mistakes-indie-authors-make-and-how-to-fix-them-before-publishing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">10 Common Mistakes Indie Authors Make and How to Fix Them Before Publishing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-meta-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-list-category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook Publishing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thepulphousepublishing.com\/blog\/ready-to-publish-how-pulp-house-publishing-supports-your-writing-journey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-post-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-post-list-title\">Ready to Publish? 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