How I do author marketing
How I “market” myself as an author, as of September 2014: 1. I call myself an author. I used to introduce myself as whatever job position I had at the time, and then do an “oh I write too.” Now […]
continue reading...Archive of ‘Publishing’
How I sell paperback and print editions
Updated in April 2017 Though I’ve focused on ebooks, I still have print editions made of nearly all of my books. The difference is that I do it through print on demand. As an indie author/publisher, this is how I’m […]
continue reading...How I format my ebooks
The tools I use for writing have changed, depending really on what’s practical at the time. As of right now, I’m using Google Docs for web and mobile, and finalizing everything on Microsoft Word. (I even caved and pay P250 […]
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Love is the Answer (#romanceclass bundle 3)
bit.ly/loveistheanswer FREE from September 1 to 3 $0.99 until end September $2.49 regular price until end February 2015 FREE to read for Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited Sweet, contemporary romance by Filipino authors. Enjoy three new adult/chick lit novellas in […]
continue reading...Reader Agreement 2014
Hi, Reader. Thanks for dropping by the blog. I just updated my Publishing Strategy (posted yesterday). Maybe you’re curious about what it means for you? This might help: 1. I don’t expect you to read my books.If you do, thank […]
continue reading...State of the Publishing Strategy 2014
When I decided to publish my own books, that was a “hey let’s try this” that became, whether I planned it or not, the thing that would define me as an author. There are people who are aware of me […]
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Accidentally semi-popular on Wattpad: What I learned
My Publishing Advice column on Wattpad went over 100,000 reads last week, and I vaguely remember telling myself to throw out some analysis if that ever happened. But then I missed the moment when it did hit the number! Because […]
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Beautiful collaborations: Fashion bloggers and my books
If you’ve seen the international covers of some of my books, and you follow Philippine fashion bloggers, you might see some familiar faces: I know what you’re thinking: “YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS A LONG TIME AGO, DUH. […]
continue reading...Copyright is an author’s right (right?)
I keep talking about copyright lately. On Twitter and Wattpad and Facebook. I just feel that I should, because I’ve been lucky about the publishing deals I made early on. Those deals by default let me keep copyright of my […]
continue reading...Writing as business and art
Let’s get a few things out of the way: Wattpad and its popularity in the Philippines just blew away many misconceptions people have had about writing and the state of reading among Pinoy youth. An interesting consequence of this is […]
continue reading...About Mina
Mina V. Esguerra writes contemporary romance, young adult, and new adult novellas. Through her blog Publishing in Pajamas (minavesguerra.com), she documents her experiments in publishing.
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