An Easy Guide To Self Publish Your E-book. Using Smashwords.

By Terry Aspinall

In this so called digital age, there are many people who have taken up writing as a hobby, and many more who would like to. The big stumbling block to the vast majority is how to get their work published. This is a personal account of writing my Autobiography, and of trying unsuccessfully to get it published. My persistence eventually enabled me to self publish in E-book format with Smashwords.com. It's valuable information that can get you started on a literary career. It's short, basic, and very easy to follow. It covers the so called tricks of the trade and mistakes that I learnt along the way. Explaining to the reader a rough idea of what will or won't be accepted with their publication. To prove a point I now have eleven books published by Smashwords. One of my gifts in life is to help other, for no financial reward. With this little book I think I have succeeded. I'm satisfied that it will help, if you wish publish in the E-book format.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Terry Aspinall
• Release date: Jun 24, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311706225

Terry Aspinall

I was born during the Second World War while my father was chasing Rommel out of North Africa and Italy, for this reason I never saw him until late 1946. I grew up in the sleepy little Suffolk country side town of Stowmarket, and underwent an education that to me seemed an absolute waste of time. Although with that wonderful tool known as hindsight, my reading and writing skills would have served me well in the writing of this book. I should have taken the trouble and given the teachers my full undivided attention and not the girls sitting next to me, while behind me was always the wall. Yes I was a back of class type of guy who was always getting into trouble and talking during class. Upon leaving school I became what was known as a Teddy boy and hung around with the Ipswich town local gangs. Once the novelty began to wear off, and I realised that if I carried on along the path I had chosen, it would only lead me into trouble with the law, so I decided on a complete life style change and joined the Royal Marines. My growing up during this period of time can certainly be attributed to my Royal Marine training, something that is still part of my life to this day. I tell of my service years and of being on active service in Borneo. Upon my release I became very interested and involved in the Rock n Roll music of the day, and helped form a local band in the town of Leiston in Suffolk. I also became involved in the then new sport of hang gliding. Which later lead me to strapping an engine on to my glider, and being amongst the first in the UK to pioneer the sport of Microlighting, and to set a record that still stands to this day. Eventually while working for Bernard Matthews I upped my family and immigrated to New Zealand, to help build a new factory in a small county town of Waipukurau on the North Island. Where I experienced a complete new style of living that my family and I all enjoyed, and took to it like ducks to water. It was a taste of what was to come when after three years I once again up rooted my family and move over the ditch as they say to Australia, but that’s another story?

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Publish Your Own E-book

Using Smashwords

© Copyright 2014 by Terry Aspinall

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ISBN: 9781311706225

Published by Terry Aspinall

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

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Chapter1

Imagine my excitement when I eventually finished writing my very first book, a few years ago. My excitement continued when I managed to find a UK publishing company who were prepared to publish it for me. Can you also imagine my bitter disappointment, when I was informed that the venture would cost me £8000 for 40 copies? To also be told that I would then have to sell them myself. That

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[DahliaMikhaSaffar · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Plenty of grammatical errors but thanks for the tips