What The Deal With Edits?
I’m swamped– not on my blog but rather with edits. I got through one round of mock-ups, without the “texting” part only to notice something rather glaring. This is the part where someone will go through your proof and fix errors. This…
Writing For YOU.
A wise person once asked me this: are you writing for you? I of course answered, yes I love writing. I went on to tell them how much I enjoyed the art, the pen to paper… everything. I was feeling…
What Is Self-Publishing? And More Importantly Will it Make You Money?
I had to read a post at Book Making, and Michael makes a great point. You can self-publish a half way decent book for about $500. This is true, and he lists copy editing at its most basic of $200. …
Writing and Publishing: The Self-Publishing Adventure
After much writing, much editing, and many long nights: I sent my book to CreateSpace and am waiting for some proofs. I am assuming there will be some mistakes, but that is okay. It is better to find mistakes before…
Two Reasons To Keep Writing
I have to admit there are days when you simply do not want to write. I don’t mean just a blog, but your other works in progress. You are sick of editing, you have a million things on the go……
Did You Survive Without Your Blog? Writing and Other Things
So did you survive without your blog? If you were on blogger you might have noticed you couldn’t log on. This is no big deal, but the key that most people do not like is that you can’t publish a…
What Is The Definition of a Published Work? Does a Blog Count?
As writers we want to publish our work, and we’ve heard the thing of all you have to do is write, and then publish a book. It doesn’t matter where just avoid a vanity press. Go and self-publish or get…
What Is It About Writing Online That Scares People?
I have a blog. It is online. If you are reading this blog, chances are you are online as well. If you haven’t run away just yet, congratulations, you seem to be one of the lucky few. I was thinking…