Should a Self-Published Book Be A Goal?
I am self-publishing a book, and that is in and of itself an learning curve, it has taken time and a bit of smart money to do this. It has also taken a change of heart. If you had asked…
POD- Print on Demand and Publishing
What is POD? Aka Print On Demand? If You haven’t already done so: read part one here. but don’t forget to come back! Dollar signs To POD or not to print Christelle (my co-author and marketing partner) and I had…
Journey to Self-Publishing Damaria Senne
Don’t worry I’ll be back soon, but this is our guest blogger for the next two days– big hand for Damaria Senne from Storypot. She’s a long time reader of Living a Life of Writing. When she asked to guest…
Getting Constructive Critiques Are Good
I was asked to let the writing community have a say…. or at least tell me what they think. In other words, this was a request that I could not say no to. I wanted to, but then I realized…
Should You Self-Publish Your Book?
Should you self-publish your book? Add the variables It’s a simple question but it’s not a simple answer. A good writer will understand that a first draft is not something you should self-publish, and a second draft probably needs more…
The Art of Writing When You Don’t Want To
Have you ever had one of those days? You have misquoted lines, or facts… and you are exhausted with all the “parts” as a writer you will need to play. This is one of those days when you don’t want…
What Words Move You? Quotes About Writing
I think every writer feels the joy of writing in their blood. I think that is why we collect quotes, to drive us on. If they can write and be famous, so can we. We are partly, as William H.…
Is Your Blog Self-Published?
There are a lot of writers who might make this mistake. I know I did. Think about your blog. That wonderful fantastic writing blog of yours. You begin to write and then you write some posts. You follow the basic…