by Shawndra Russell photo by Sura Nualpradid On May 1, I took a big step towards becoming a published author: I launched a Kickstarter, which is a crowd-funding platform used to help not only authors but also musicians, inventors, and artists of all kinds. But the decision to use Kickstarter wasn’t my first choice, and self-publishing wasn’t my first dream. I’m guessing like me, many of you grew up daydreaming about becoming a big-time author with your hardcover book displayed one day in the same... read more »
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. (Author, Leon J. Suenes) Continue reading read more »
2012 Time For Change Daniel Pitchback, written two books Daniele, "Crops circles are teachings on the nature of consciousness" "Who?, other levels of galacticintelligenceextraterrestrials." " Only the hero can save the family" What is ayuwasca? A tribe in Brazil smokes this stuff. It is a tree bark that causespsychedelicexperiencesthat the tribe smokes to lead to a higher consciousness of thinking. "What you give, you give to yourself" talking about happiness. Put the past in the past, then you c... read more »
Me with a copy of "MY LEGACY' Finally received my personal copy of "MY LEGACY" This is quite a thick book as it contains 700 of my love and inspirational poems. At present I am working on my next... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more »
For many authors including myself the use of a pen name is common. Authors who wish to genre cross or just want to keep their real name private may choose this option. In the last year my pen names have become an extension of me. There are a few key details that you need to make sure you have covered if you do not want your pen names coming back to haunt you. Remember that your pen name is an separate identity. Try not to link your pen name to any of your personal accounts, blogs, or address. If you ch... read more »
Caxton Showing the First Specimen of His Printing to King Edward IV at the Almonry, Westminster: With Edward are his wife, Elizabeth Woodville, and their children, Elizabeth, Edward, and Richard. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Publishing is an ancient industry. Ever since Caxton ran the first press, publishers, in many and varied guises, have intervened in the process of the author getting his book to his readers. In the early days, such intervention was necessary. It wasn't possible for an author to write a... read more »
Ive been attending a writing group founded by author Bitten Twice lately and brought an object to group that was Continue reading read more »
I am really excite to share some book stuff this week, plus Lessons From the Lane and some reviews! In Continue reading read more »
Purdue OWL One of the things I forget so often on this blog is that writing is the most important part of self publishing. I've posted articles on how to do just about everything from formatting for kindle to uploading on Google Play. However I never post on the writing aspect of self publishing. Mostly I do this because it is my assumption that every one who reads this blog already knows how to write. After I got a response back from my editor the other day, I reconsidered this. I very seldom write ... read more »
Check out the Thesaurus' sibling, Dictionary. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) As writers, we all need to read; it's an essential part of the creative process. Anyone who tries to write but doesn't read will fail unless they rank amongst the geniuses. But it's not the books you read for comparison, pleasure, or general information I want to discuss today. I want to introduce you to those books I use when actually engaged in the process of writing. I've never been a particular fan of the 'How To…' approach, ... read more »
