#396 Tetyana Denford: Should You Self-Publish Your Book?

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emma gannon

Authors, Wellbeing, Arts, Books, Social Media, Creativity

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🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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My guest today is Tetyana Denford, a Ukrainian-American author, translator, and freelance writer. Her debut novel, Motherland, based on an incredible family secret that was revealed by her maternal grandmother, was longlisted for the Readers Digest Self-Published Book Awards, and has been met with critical global acclaim. She is also the author of a beautiful poetry book series on the topics of hope, magic, empowerment, and love. This episode is about self-publishing, something Tetyana know so much about and we discuss the pros and cons of both self-publishing and traditional publishing, how to keep going with your writing and how to get your work out there plus retaining your creative integrity. Hope you enjoy this conversation!

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0:58.0	Hello and welcome back to Control or Delete. My guest today is Tettiana Demford, a Ukrainian
1:03.3	American author, translator, and freelance writer. Her debut novel Motherland, based on an
1:08.8	incredible family secret that was revealed by her maternal grandmother, was long listed for the
1:13.3	Reader's Digest Self-Published Book Awards, and has been met with critical global acclaim.
1:18.7	She's also the author of a beautiful poetry book series on the topics of hope,
1:22.6	magic, empowerment, and love. I really recommend checking out all her books.
1:26.3	And this episode is all about self-publishing, something that Tettiana knows so much about,
1:31.4	and we discuss the pros and cons of both of self-publishing and traditional publishing,
1:36.1	and the differences between the two. I just really wanted to do an episode on this for a long time,
1:40.4	and it's something that people want to know more about. You talk about how to build confidence,
1:44.5	how to get your work out there, how to retain creative integrity, and so much more.
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