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…
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…
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…
Writing an Article For Money
Here’s a fun little post. I’ve heard a few people talk about writing articles for money on blogs or on places such as Demand Studios. I also heard them talking about writing magazine articles. I know we need to self-publish our…
Improving Your Writing: Many Ways For Writers To Improve
I think that we can all agree that as writers we need to consistently improve our writing. This can mean increasing the word count that we write each day or changing the style and tone of our writing. Everything can…
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…