- Sunday– worship, family time, a good book, a notebook to catch ideas, & time to reflect and be thankful. Return refreshed Monday… #
- Survey still up- We’re adding to Nat. Asso. of Ind. Writers & Editors sitehttp://naiwe.com. What do you want to see? http://ow.ly/1tmvk #
- Integrity: Do what you have promised, in the way that you promised, in the time you have promised. #
- New post: I Walk the Line (with apologies to Johnny Cash) http://wordsintobooks.com/2010/04/i-walk-the-line-with-apologies-to-johnny-cash/ #
- Writer-editor news-The Edge-New Publishing Expert, Strategic Blogging, more” – http://grsnip.com/Rk2y #naiwe # [Read more…]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-17
- “I’ve been thinking Hobbes –” “On a weekend?” “Well, it wasn’t on purpose…” Calvin & Hobbes #quote #
- If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster. -Isaac Asimov #quote #
- Got details for spring session of Lucky Freelancer coaching posted, then wandered into tax stuff. One’s fun; one’s not! http://ow.ly/1xxVB # [Read more…]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-10
- New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-03 – New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-27 Middle age is wh… http://ow.ly/16YjEf #
- “All joy…emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings.” CS Lewis #
- Survey- We’re adding to the Nat. Asso. of Independent Writers & Editors site-http://naiwe.com. What do you want to see? http://ow.ly/1tmvk #
- The closest we will ever come to an orderly universe is a good library. Ashleigh Brilliant #quote #libraryweek # [Read more…]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-03
- New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-27 – Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and… http://ow.ly/16UnR1 #
- RT @alaindebotton: On rewriting: it is hard to say what you really mean without having another go – an indulgence daily life seldom allows. # [Read more…]
Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing- A Personal View
I’ve been working on a book proposal, and as it takes shape I find myself in an unexpected quandary. It’s a good book (in my completely unbiased opinion;-)) on a popular topic, and it’s built on many years of practical experience. Although I have a publisher who specifically requested this proposal, I’m hesitating over the question of whether or not I want to go through traditional publishing channels or self-publish.*
You see, I’ve done both, and I know how to self-publish properly– doing everything that a regular publisher would do, including using my company’s own ISBN and hiring experienced specialists for editing, copyediting, indexing, cover design, proofreading and all the other details. I have access to a high-quality pool of experts in NAIWE, the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors, and I’m not worried about the mechanics of the process. Because I have a reasonably well-established online presence and a solid platform as a writer, speaker, coach, and director of NAIWE, I’m not worried about the marketing.
The reason I’m wavering is twofold: First, I know the vast difference in profit margin between the two methods, and second… Read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-27
- Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn’t for you. ~Ogden Nash #
- “I’ve been thinking Hobbes –”
“On a weekend?”
“Well, it wasn’t on purpose…” Calvin & Hobbes #quote # [Read more…]
Is Silence Necessary for Writing?
Storyteller Louis L’Amour said he could write in the middle of a busy intersection with his typewriter on his lap. Not necessarily a good idea, I would think, but I envy his concentration. Once started, I can focus like nobody’s business. My family knows that if I’m writing, they have to work hard (aka “be obnoxious”) in order to derail me. However, it’s the getting started that’s occasionally a challenge. Read more…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-20
- If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. TMorrison #quote -I’m off to write! #
- New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-13 – RT @roncharles: From GOOD magazine: 10 books to help you slow dow… http://ow.ly/16NqRJ #
- NAIWE Member Teleclass 3/17-Peter Bowerman on “Short and Long-Term Strategies for Boosting Your Writing Income”- http://ow.ly/1fMuD #
- By the end of today, I’ll have 92 linear feet of new bookshelves in my office. A writer’s dream! Next- built-ins on 2 other walls. # [Read more…]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-13
- RT @roncharles: From GOOD magazine: 10 books to help you slow down, relax, reconsider your place in the world: http://u.nu/3se87 #
- New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-06 – The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one pa… http://ow.ly/16JGhr #
- Sunday– time with family, a good book, a notebook to catch ideas, & time to reflect and be thankful. Return refreshed Monday… #
- Writers, editors, & logophiles get brave! RT @DanielLiterary: Need inspiration for a literary tattoo? http://www.contrariwise.org/ #
- Are you inventing things to do in order to avoid what’s really important? Do big things first- trivia will take care of itself. # [Read more…]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-06
- “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”
– Saint Augustine #quote # - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27 – Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dang… http://ow.ly/16G9u0 #
- Words Matter Week, Day 1: Join the blog challenge & listen to an interview with Vocabula Review editor Robert Fiske. http://ow.ly/1cjsz #
- Blog Challenge Day 1-Words Matter Week: What is the most important word or words in your life? Why? #wordsmatter http://ow.ly/1cKvx #
- “If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.”
– Stephen King #quote # - Writers & Editors: Invitation to Words Matter Week 2010 & a new NAIWE benefit” – http://grsnip.com/Fld3 #
- I’ve enjoyed reading posts on the #WordsMatter blog challenge at http://ow.ly/1d18C There’s still time to write! # [Read more…]