Why Authors Fail

17 Mistakes Self Publishing Authors Make That Sabotage Their Success (and How to Fix Them)

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Why Authors Fail

By: Derek Doepker

Narrated by: Derek Doepker

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Becoming a massively successful self-published author isn't easy. Even just one missing link in an otherwise perfect plan can kill your results.

The easiest way to avoid these mistakes is to learn from those who have made the mistakes for you and found a way to overcome them and can take you by the hand to show you the principles you need to follow to guarantee long-term success.

This is not strictly a book on marketing strategies or how to write a better book or a technical guide to self-publishing. Instead,this book gives you what you really need to succeed - the real-world principles all successful authors follow.

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