Self-Publishing Blog
Dear Editor: Dealing with the discomfort of branding
This is part one of a multi-article series helping editors understand, appreciate and embrace the value of their brand. Let’s begin with a story. You’re standing at that networking event you promised yourself you...
Featured Author: Grafton Whyte
Seated opposite Grafton, for our first ☕ catchup, his inspiration was obvious. A well-educated and well-travelled Professor, he had previously served as Director of the Namibian Business School. Grafton’s manuscript...
A review of our year spent publishing authors
I wanted to write an article that walked you through our 2022 milestones, including the various publishing steps we helped our authors through. Yes, I know this is a somewhat belated list but you know, load-shedding 😭...
Featured Author: Msimelelo Boltina
Msimelelo Boltina. Remember that name. In his book "Msi" introduces readers to the obstacles that he has been able to overcome. A valuable read for anyone looking to understand and expand on the definition of resilience....
Featured Author: Caleb Birch
I love reading fantasy titles! The years of my youth spend scouring the shelves at our local library in Queensburgh rewarded me with golden memories of finding the gems such as the Drenai Saga from David Gemmell. Now...
Featured Author: Leslie Grobbelaar
I think Leslie and I had connected in our first phone call. I remember thinking that her knowledge of our history as a country (especially the unpopular bits) felt special. After getting to know her & her book...
2023 Bookfairs – So Far
[Last Updated February 3rd] Welcome to 2023! (A little late, I know...) Here are the bookfairs for the first part of the year. Want a downloadable PDF list of 2023 Bookfairs? Let’s take a look at some of the bookfairs...
But My Book is Handwritten!? And Other South African Publishing Peculiarities
This article is written to help you. Not judge you. Enjoyed the read? Leave a comment. Feeling generous? Share the article? 🥺 My name is Dave 👋 Each day (and night) I receive excited messages or calls from eager first...
A Thousand Thank-Yous To My Dream Team
Sharing this letter is hard. Why would reposting this letter received from one of our happy authors trouble me? I guess being South African, the value of being humble was entrenched within me from early on. That’s fair...
Featured Author: Mahra Casden
No one deserves recognition for a gripping and well-written story more than our next author Mahra Casden. I originally met Mahra looking for publishing help after being let down by a larger international publishing...
Year End 2022
Just letting everyone know that the MYeBook team will be taking a bit of time off over the festive period. From 16th December until January 9th we will be relaxing with our feet (mostly) up. This will mean that emails...
Featured Author: Anna Emm
New authors who feel the urge to write for a living take note. This next author is something special. She exhibits several traits, unique to a successful writer. Her genre, carefully selected. Her covers, eye-catching....
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