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Publishing my first book

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I need to pay a licensing fee in order to publish my first book.

Otago

I am an aspiring writer, looking to publish my first book. "The Broken Puzzle" is a romance about the way life can break us down, and how other people can help build us up again.

At a critical point in the story, I've used the first verse of the Muppet song "The Rainbow Connection". To be able to do this, I must pay a fee to the copyright holders of the song. This fee is $300US, which converts to approximately $450NZ.

I'm hoping that publishing "The Broken Puzzle" allows me to fulfil a lifelong dream of being a professional writer, or at least is a clear start towards that.

Use of funds

The primary goal of this is to pay the licensing fee. If there is any surplus, I will put that towards marketing my book and making improvements to my website.