Full of Worlds: A Collection of Short Stories by CJ Payling is now listed on @indiebookdirectory.bsky.social, goodreads.com and fable.co
Available directly from my @ko-fi.com shop: ko-fi.com/cjpayling/li...
Also available from: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTMVX8DR
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First 20 customers for each format receives a PDF extract of my current WIP - Hiccups Through Time
Use code PAYL-25 at checkout for 25% off ends midnight GMT on Monday, 6th April 2026
or use this link ko-fi.com/cjpayling/li...
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No-frills marketing: Day 7
I'm being published!
30th March 2026
And that's it... as far as a pre-launch marketing campaign goes, I suppose
Available from my Ko-fi shop as an EPUB or PDF download, or on Kindle from Amazon
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Keep an eye out for discount codes
No-frills marketing: Day 6
I'm going to be published!
30th March 2026
I wondered about a #ContentWarning... then I chose appropriate labels
The afterword contains links to some of my favourite online writing competitions - you know who you are!
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No-frills marketing: Day 5
I'm going to be published!
30th March 2026
I believe in #OpenSource projects, and #calibremanagement has been a massive learning curve
Pexels has been great for #FreeToUse images. Check out pexels.com/@eberhardgross - amazing!
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I never even thought I'd have one pre-order!
Cheers to the two!
Full of Worlds: A Collection of Short Stories by CJ Payling
Available from 30th March
Direct download from my shop: ko-fi.com/cjpayling/shop
Also available on Kindle pre-order: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTMVX8DR
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No-frills marketing: Day 4
I'm going to be published!
30th March 2026
I obtained ISBNs from the Independent Publishing Network - a reasonably painless experience, and they handled all backend requirements, like registration with Nielson.
bookisbn.org.uk
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I'm doing it! It's happening!
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#SelfPublish
No-frills marketing: Day 3
I'm going to be published!
30th March 2026
Some of you may recognise story titles from various writing competitions.
I'm hopeful that my first publication will appeal to a variety of people and a range of tastes.
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I'm going to be published!
30 March 2026
I'm not yet a member of the @societyofauthors.bsky.social so I can't use the new 'human authored' stamp-of-approval
I'm using The Brainmade Mark to assert my authority as the human author of this work
braingmade.org
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I'm going to be published!
As an author I wanted to get a feel for all aspects of independent, self-publishing (including: no-frills marketing)
So... 30th March 2026
Full of Worlds: A Collection of Short Stories by CJ Payling
available from my ko-fi shop
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This is an announcement of an announcement...
...more details tomorrow.
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