An interview with Karen McQuestion

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Karen McQuestion is one of the original Kindle self-publishing success stories.

Her self-published ebooks sold by the truckload; one (A Scattered Life) was been optioned by Hollywood; and this led to her signing with AmazonEncore, Amazon’s flagship imprint.

I spoke to Karen McQuestion at her home in Wisconsin about:

• how she got into self-publishing on Amazon
• what the journey looked like for her
• how she promotes her books
• to what she attributes her success
• her advice to other self-publishing authors
• her recent trip to the BookExpo in New York as a guest of Amazon

She is a wonderful author and a charming interviewee. It was a pleasure and privilege to talk to her.

If you want to hear from someone who has truly made it as a self-published author, this is your chance.

More about Karen McQuestion

• Karen’s website
• Karen’s blog
• Karen on Twitter

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