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Want to become a blockbuster writer? A look at self-publishing

Literature

MANY people have the desire to tell their stories and share their experiences of how they’ve overcome adversity. Often, it is through a book, and should they decide to publish it, they are most likely to go the self-publishing route.

But in a country with a poor reading culture, what are the pros and cons of self-publishing a book? Success stories such as that of Dudu Busani-Dube, the self-published author behind the best-selling Hlomu

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