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SUMMARY:Myths & Realities of Self-Publishing
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DESCRIPTION:With Kobo Emerging Writer Prize nominee Anitha Krishnan\n.\nht
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Anitha Krishnan\, the only self-published 
 author to land on the <em>2023 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize list</em>\, disc
 usses what's real and what's not when it comes to self-publishing. Her tal
 k tackles the questions she most frequently hears from writers\, such as:<
 /p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you make a living self-publishing?</li>\n<li>Is self-pu
 blishing faster than traditional publishing?</li>\n<li>Do you have to writ
 e\, format and design the book yourself?</li>\n<li>Can you use AI to write
  your book?</li>\n<li>Does having an audiobook version help sell your book
 ?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Join us for a stimulating and enlightening discussion ab
 out the state of the self-publishing industry in Canada.</p>\n<h5>About th
 e Author</h5>\n<p>Anitha Krishnan is a Burlington-based author and an awar
 d-winning poet with nine published titles. Her contemporary fantasy novel\
 , <em>Dying Wishes</em>\, set locally and based on Hindu mythology and Sou
 th Indian folklore\, was a finalist for the <em>2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging
  Writer Prize</em> in the Speculative Fiction category. Born in India\, sh
 e has travelled the globe and lived in Singapore and Australia.</p>\n<p>Bo
 rrow&nbsp\;<a href="https://burlington.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S194C46
 4888">Dying Wishes</a> from our collection</p>\n<p>Visit <a href="https://
 thedreampedlar.com/">Anitha's website </a></p>\n<h5>Accessibility</h5>\n<p
 >If you need an <a href="https://www.bpl.on.ca/services/accessibility/supp
 ort#attend">accessibility accommodation</a> during this program\, please r
 egister early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.
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