CreateSpace and Editing and Money Things: Dead Light District and Me
Let’s say you are going to publishing a book, and you are going to self-publish it. Now, there are a few things that you will need to understand. 1) You will spend money on your book. Self-published or not, you…
Would You Teach Writing? Can You Teach Writing?
I was amazed to be asked this question, but I suspect it has simply been because I’ve been around a while. I am humbled by it, but of course this also means I need to ask this question. Would you…
E-Books and Paper-Bound Books? Would You Publish Both Formats?
I was asked will I be publishing an e-book? well this is a good question, and one which I think will take a good bit of time to work out. My first thought was to answer no, but then my mind…
Mountains on My Mind: A Book Of Poetry
I have always been blessed with many writers who have a lot of talent, Damaria being one of them, but also a wonderful writer Richard F. Fleck. He recently wrote a wonderful book called Mountains on My Mind. I enjoyed it…
I Forgot to Mention… I Do Not Enjoy AuthorHouse “Publishing”
I must be asking for it.. or rather I put myself up to it. I wrote a little post on AuthorHouse a few days ago and I have to admit that I have not expected the emails I have received…. The…
Thinking About Self-Publishing with AuthorHouse or Xlibris?
AuthorHouse, iUniverse and Xlibris are a vanity presses. That is the end of the story — at least it is for many writers. They know about how self-publishing works, even if they won’t self-publish but they also feel there are more…
Should You Think of Making Money When Self-Publishing?
This may seem like something that comes with a simple answer, but really it is the very question that people seem to think not so hard about. Writers have their reasons to self-publish their books, it might be because they…
Can I Write for a Living
Many writers write for a living and most of them are successful. For a new writer, they will ask a question that for some is a yes, and for others is a maybe. Again as a writer writing for a…