When you decide to move overseas, your friends and family are naturally going to worry about you. First, they’re going to wonder if you’ve gone crazy—let’s face it, the idea of leaving the US behind is hard to wrap your head around after being told that the US is the greatest country in the world…
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There are two places in the self-publishing process where people get confused by the imprint and publisher name: When they are buying their own ISBNs (In the US and Australia, through Bowker) and when they are filling in their data on a publishing platform. First, an imprint is different (or can be different) from your…
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Know if you’re dealing with a hybrid publisher, traditional house, or self publishing service. Here are three things to check out first. I’ve been chatting with one of my past editing clients who has completed a new manuscript. He has published both traditionally and self-published. He is shopping this latest manuscript around to publishers and…
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I’ve had two separate conversations in the past week about “all the Americans” coming to Portugal. I addressed this some months back (No. Americans are NOT Flocking to Portugal in Droves) but I think it says something about 1) the power of media and 2) even Americans don’t want to run into Americans. The Power…
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I remember talking to someone after a networking meeting, oh YEARS ago, and she said with a laugh, “People either love you or hate you.” It was not a generalization about all people; she was talking specifically about me. I was like, “What? Wait? People hate me?” (Like I know, what’s not to love?) In…
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The words AI and selling out are bouncing all over the Internet right now. Writers (and artists) are freaking out. Should they be? As I do when I find a book that really resonates with me, I am re-reading Oliver Burkeman’s 4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, this time with highlighters in hand and sticky…
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Moving is a major life transition and one that makes the top ten list of anxiety triggers. Now imagine that instead of moving to a new town or new state, you’re leaving your home country. Feel a slight uptick in blood pressure? Welcome to the expat life. It’s downright scary moving to a new country…
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You may not have piles of file folders taking up space in your office any more (or, like me, you may!), but organizing your files, electronic or paper, takes just a little bit of effort that can pay off immediately. Organizing your book files is an essential aspect of self-publishing. I don’t know about you,…
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Would you like to play a game? So, yes, the sky is falling according to authors and artists. AI chat and art apps are changing the playing field and many people are freaked out. What do you mean a computer is going to replace me? Let’s not think about how wonderful life would be if…
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What’s a NIF? A NIF (número de Identificação fiscal) is a personal tax ID number. It is sometimes also called a Contribution Number. It is NOT a Portuguese social security number. (That’s a NISS.) However, it is a unique identifier that is used to open a bank account, buy property (really, buy anything), open accounts…
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