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LEISURE

Most autobiographies follow a chronological structure, like this:

Some popular memoirs from the past and present: • A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers • A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway • Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt • An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, by Chris Hadfield • Between the World and Me, by Ta Nehisi Coates

Some popular autobiographies throughout history: • Agatha Christie: An Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda •

Foundation: Childhood experiences, family members, community, home life, school, friendships, family traditions. Adversity: Pivotal moments that lead to life achievements. Conclusion: Lessons learned after overcoming or embracing adversity.

Autobiography, by Agatha Christie

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Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain Cash: The Autobiography, by Johnny Cash Chronicles: Volume One, by Bob Dylan

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SELF PUBLISHING A BOOK

obtain a low per unit cost. Also, if you choose to self-publish, you retain all rights to your work as well as editorial control. This means that you don’t hand over the licensing rights of your work for a great number of years, sometimes for the rest of your natural life. Also, traditional publishers will pocket most of the profit. In South Africa’s small market, where even best-sellers do not equate to huge numbers of books sold, self-publishing makes financial sense. But it also means that you have to take responsibility for the success of your book, and while this can seem daunting to new authors, again in our small market, individuals have relatively easy access to the media and other publicity channels. If you’ve tried without any success so far, yet remain determined, self publishing remains an excellent interim

measure. Self-Publish SA gives you a professional, quality product in hand. Therefore, in your efforts to publicise and market your book yourself, you stand a greater chance of attracting the attention of mainstream publishers. Initial editing (prior to contacting traditional publishers) is particularly important for writers of fiction where publishers and literary critics are so often wildly off of the mark when it comes to tomorrow’s best-seller list. Self-publishing also suits niche writers, people who write their family memoirs, for instance, or poets. These books can be impeccably edited and designed, inexpensively printed in small quantities and distributed to friends and within appropriate circles. ■ (Sources: selfpublishsa.co.za/ www. grammarly.com)

Self-publishing is an established trend that has completely changed the world of book publishing. Essentially, it lets writers and readers meet each other directly, without a middle man to take up to 90% of the profits. Self-Publish SA (selfpublishsa.co.za ) demystifies the publishing process … Publishing your book yourself makes sense for a number of reasons. Foremost, with the advent of digital printing, a small number of books can be printed at a viably low cost per copy, and reprinted in small quantities as needed. Previously, lithographic printing was the only option, whereby you needed to print thousands of copies to

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