How Authors Can Successfully Self-Publish (with IngramSpark and Brooke W...

I need to see this--








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Becoming a Successful Writer is Easy No, seriously. It is.

By Shaunta Grimes I know what you’re thinking. You think I’ve lost my mind. Everyone knows that writing is hard work. Really hard. Just ask Hemingway: There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. Or E.B. White: Writing is hard work and bad for the health. or Thomas Mann: A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. Hey, dudes. Thanks. That was super helpful. Okay, so the work of writing is what it is. Work. And it’s hard. There’s a ton of rejection and a massive learning curve. So, yeah. It’s not easy. But being a  successful  writer is easy. Stay with me here. First, let’s talk about what success means. It means whatever you want it to. Seriously. It’s all about perspective. Don’t believe me? I bet you’d feel successful if an editor from Random House called you up today and offered you a $10,000 advance. Do you think Stephen King would feel the same? Uh huh. See? I
Read more

Getting Motivated to Write

Image
This is from Bryan Collins and he's from Ireland. He has a blog called, "Become A Writer Today." I haven't blogged on here since the end NaNoWriMo. I have taken the pledge to edit my rough draft. I've been very busy this month because my husband had his third open heart surgery. I wanted to list this here so I can review it if I need to-- Here are five ways you can get motivated to write:  1. Associate ONE Place With Writing Irish novelist, John Banville gets up early every morning leaves his house and travels to an apartment in Dublin city where he spends the day working on his novels. He says: “I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in – Italy, France, Manhattan – but I like the climate here, and Irish light seems to be essential for me and for my writing.” You might not be able to afford an apartment solely for writing – and I agree with John about the weather – but you could carv
Read more

John Yeoman's Writer's Village

Image
It is sad to admit that I only came across John Yeoman after his death. When I subscribed to his blog, I got this letter-- ----------------------------------------------------------- John Yeoman   < cwriting@btinternet.com > to  me Thank you for your email. It is with sadness that I pass on the news that  John   Yeoman  passed away peacefully this month (July). This email account is no longer being regularly monitored, and the website and content will no longer be updated. John  has left us somewhat in the dark about the detailed comings and goings of his website and creative endeavours. I hope that you still manage to get enjoyment from his little corner of the internet, however all incoming and outgoing payments from the business Paypal account have been cancelled as of 13th July. Please be assured if you have donated to MacMillan Cancer Support via  John  we are sending a substantial cheque to this great organisation. Thank you for your contr
Read more