Lisa Akoury-Ross of SDP Publishing Solutions to Speak at How to Happily be Self-Published – An All-Day Workshop by the Professionals, March 16, 2013

Saturday, March 16, at the Cape Codder Resort and Spa, Route 132 in Hyannis, Lisa Akoury-Ross, of SDP Publishing Solutions, will be featured at the Cape Cod Writers Center event, How to Happily be Self-Published – An All-Day Workshop by the Professionals. The event will run from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. In her session, …

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Five Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Should Publish a Book Independently

“The question isn’t whether or not you should wait to be picked, the question is whether you care enough to pick yourself.” ~Seth Godin Benjamin Franklin, one of our most illustrious founding fathers and arguably one of the most successful entrepreneurs in US history, realized this fact early on in his life. While it was …

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SDP Publishing's Independent Authors Find Success with Professional Reviews and Contests

A few months ago, in our blog post,”The Importance of Professional Reviews for Maximizing Your Book’s Exposure,” we discussed ways independent authors can build credibility for their work, including submitting books for review by third-party reviewers – paid and free online book review sites, bloggers, and book contests. We’d like to take this opportunity to …

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It's a New Year! And the Year to Publish Your Book

“I challenge you, my dear writer, publisher or reader, to take charge of your future. Imagine a brighter and better future ahead, where the culture of books reigns supreme, where more people are discovering, reading, purchasing, publishing, selling, and profiting from books. Imagine a future where more readers than ever before will enjoy a greater …

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The Importance of Professional Reviews for Maximizing Your Book’s Exposure

As an independently published author, you may think the most daunting tasks are over. You’ve published your book! PHEW! However, now that your book is finished, you need to start thinking about the best ways to strategically market and gain exposure for you as an author and your book. The next step is getting people to BUY and READ your book. It’s time to put on your marketing hat and start building an audience in order to achieve success.

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The Proliferation of Independent Publishing and Predictions for the Future of the Market

Self-publishing, or independent publishing, isn’t something new. In fact, if you think about it, it’s really how publishing truly started. Throughout history, some of our most well-known authors were self-publishers. Ben Franklin used a letterpress and was first and foremost a self-publisher. William Blake published his own work. Virginia Woolf had her own press, publishing much of her own work and the work of many other well-known authors, including T.S. Eliot and Freud. However, even with the proliferation of independent, self-published writers, we still think of “publishing” in terms of the mainstream publishing market, but this notion is changing rapidly.

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Sweet Dreams Publishing is now operating as SDP Publishing Solutions, LLC

I am pleased to announce that Sweet Dreams Publishing is now operating as SDP Publishing Solutions, LLC to reflect the variety of publishing services we offer our authors. We provide all of the services necessary for business professionals – soloprenuers and small businesses – to professionally publish with 100% independence. For authors who want all of the benefits of publishing through our imprint, we continue to publish under SDP Publishing.

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I Want to Write a Book. Where Do I Start?

There are probably hundreds of reasons why you haven’t started writing that book. Maybe you think it’s too time-consuming, a lot of hard work, or no one will read it. Maybe you tell yourself, “I’m not a good writer,” “I’m busy raising my family,” “I have too much on my plate at work,” or – and this is one we’ve probably all told ourselves – “It’s something I’ll do later.” The prospect of writing a book may seem daunting, but if it’s one of your goals, why not push the excuses aside and just start doing it?  

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Hello Fellow Authors!

Experienced editors-copyeditors and/or ghost writers-can help you get your novel, memoir, or non-fiction work perfected! Sweet Dreams Publishing of MA has many experienced copyeditors to choose from. We match our authors with a copyeditor specific to your genre and writing style. Please call or email us for help finding the right copyeditor for you.

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