Indie Author Diaries: Part 7 - When It's Just NOT Working Anymore...
"I am really struggling to get the TSAW description to format correctly on Amazon. I've tried by copying and editing it in a Word...
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Rachael Hardcastle
Oct 168 min read
Indie Author Diaries: Part Six - Taking Advice, and Feeling Severely Confused!
"I just realised my product description has a typing error. So, I have amended it. I've read that description loads—HOW did I not catch it?"
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Rachael Hardcastle
Sep 227 min read
Indie Author Diaries: Part Five - 1* Reviews, Feeling Alone, and Wondering If I've Let Myself Down
I'm sad re-reading this entry, because sometimes it does feel a bit like the world is against you despite everything you're doing or trying.
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Rachael Hardcastle
Sep 158 min read
Indie Author Diaries: Part Four - Comparing My Book to Bestsellers, Discovering TikTok, Disagreeing with a YouTuber, and Learning Little Things Mean A LOT!
I remember writing that in my journal on May 12th 2024 9pm after reflecting on the second book in Sarah J Maas's A Court of Thorns & Roses..
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Rachael Hardcastle
Sep 76 min read
Indie Author Diaries - Part Three: The Worst Review I Have Ever Received, and the Tears to Prove It
"Soulless...[like it's] actually something to be proud of...exposition dump...mistake in the first line...some of the worst writing I...
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Rachael Hardcastle
Aug 319 min read
Indie Author Diaries - Part Two: Failing Spectacularly with Freebies, Trying Again, and STILL Failing Spectacularly
"this second entry helped me to form a path through the list of problems I'd noted on the 4th. It solidified how journaling would act as...
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Rachael Hardcastle
Aug 259 min read
Indie Author Diaries - Part One: Complaining About the Stuff I Hate About Being An Author
The aim of this short blog series four months later (I'm hoping for a minimum of four parts, maybe a couple more if I have enough...
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Rachael Hardcastle
Aug 179 min read
Sometimes, I Hate Being An Author
Whether it's a hurtful review, the struggles of perfecting Amazon and Facebook ads (and learning all about keywords and algorithms), or...
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Rachael Hardcastle
Aug 105 min read
August 2024 Newsletter
I have been so overwhelmed recently with the support I've received for The Chronicles of Pandora: To See A World...
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Rachael Hardcastle
Jan 315 min read
The Day I Lost Pandora (Again): Discovering The Chronicles of Pandora
An intro to The Chronicles of Pandora, my 'Lord of the Rings' meets 'Once Upon A Time' magical, zero-to-hero adventure for YA readers.
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