happy to be a hybrid author
Those who have been following my chocolate travel blog know that I’ve recently posted about hybrid varietals of cocoa. But I’m pleased to report … I’m now a hybrid author! Just what is a...
Tagged: self-publishing
the birth of a book
Self-publishing a book is the closest I’ll ever come to birthing a baby. I’ve never had any children, but working on Chocolatour has been a birthing process like no other in my life....
mistakes made in my crowdfunding campaign
Thanks so much to those who have supported the Indiegogo campaign for Chocolatour during its four-week run. We raised approximately $8,000 on and offline during the 30-day campaign. That was enough to do a small print run and...
independent publishing enables the author to shine
I recently attended a terrific workshop put on by the Manitoba Writer’s Guild featuring a panel of self-publishing experts. I was most impressed by the personal story of Winnipeg author Mary Anne Appleby, whose...
the espresso book printing machine is an author’s new best friend
The Espresso Book Printing Machine (EBM) has got to be the coolest thing to enter the publishing world since the e-book. I watched a book printed and bound before our eyes at McNally...
self-publishing = empowerment
Thanks so much to Larry Jacobson for his insightful post on self-publishing and for the dynamic discussion that ensued among our wonderful community here on the blog. As self-publishing is something that is interesting...
Sharing a Self-Publishing Success Story
Thanks to Yvonne Perry and to everyone who contributed to the discussion resulting from her insightful guest post on self-publishing. It was so engaging, that this week I’m bringing you another guest post from...
self-publishing insights
Those of you who have been following this blog for awhile may be familiar with name of American author, Yvonne Perry. Yvonne was kind enough to provide us with a very insightful guest post...
use crowdsourcing to fund your next creative project
Hello and thanks to everyone who contributed to the amazing discussion we had on the subject of friendship. Your comments have made that the 2nd most popular post ever on this blog! This week,...
editors are midwives
I had the pleasure of attending the May 14th conference of the Manitoba Editors’ Association event in Winnipeg playfully titled, “Elementary, My Dear Writers: Demystifying the Publishing Process.” It was a terrific symposium with...
