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…
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…
Love What You Do… but Also Publish What You Do?
How can someone say that they love what they do when they sound so angry about it? In fact, I was able to talk to a few writing friends over the past few days, and one of them made the…
Publishing News: A Bit of An Update
It’s almost here! I am so excited. Okay, let me relax and be a bit more coherent. After tons of edits and tons of re-writes, I’ve sent my manuscript off to the publisher. That is an accomplishment in my mind. …
Publishing a Draft? Think Again
You really can’t publish a half-finished work, even if you think it’s done. Someone else, multiple someone elses need to read it through and point out to you where the plot sags or the writing goes astray, and only then…
The Responsible Self-Publisher
Most people want to publish their books. This is true for many writers, and while a work in progress is still a work in progress, I would like to point a few things out. Writers need to think of their…
