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Across the nation, thousands of authors are selfpublishing poetry books as an alternative to traditional book publishing. How i sold over half a million books selfpublishing duration. I wrote a novel years ago called death in a pocket. This year, national poetry month includes poem in your pocket day on april 26th. How to build a 6 figure side business by self publishing books. Christian book publisher faith based holy fire publishing. The books below all contain poems that help me to let go at least a little of needing to be right, perfect and in control and to treat myself and my path with more tenderness and openmindedness. Self publish nonfiction books amazon kindle direct. With the publication of published poems and the forthcoming billy budd.
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