Tag Archives: Mark Coker

A Challenging New Year: Downbeat Trends for Indie Publishing

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Gabriella West

And so, 2020 starts out intense right out of the gate! But although our attention is drawn to a possible war brewing with Iran due to an impulsive act of political assassination by the hapless idiot acting as our president, … Continue reading →

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A May Anniversary, or Two

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Gabriella West

Hard to believe, but May 30, 2011, was when I published my first ebook, a literary novel called The Leaving. I did the cover myself and chose Smashwords as the first ebook platform to upload it to. Back then there was … Continue reading →

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