Sale Ending: SelfPubCon

November 5, 2022

If you’ve been umming and ahhing over getting an all-access pass to #SelfPubCon, now is the time to act. If you want to self-publish with confidence, you need the Alliance of Independent Authors #selfpubcon all-access pass. With hundreds of hours of talks and sessions on every aspect of publishing, you don't want to miss out. Sale ending: SelfPubCon.

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