Tag: selfpublishing
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Book Two Doubts
I did not have high expectations for my first book. I wrote it because I had to; it was the only way to move forward. I received a lot of support from family and my mom’s work friends that I did not expect, but it was very much welcomed. Even before I published Discovering My…
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My First Book Signing
It’s funny how we have ideas in our heads about what we want and what we will or won’t do and how we so often end up doing things we said we wouldn’t or not doing things we said we would. When I started seriously working on the publishing process for Discovering My Outside Voice,…
Christine
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Gratitude
Can we take a second to appreciate a short work week? We had a great time on vacation, but I got almost no sleep because I can never sleep in strange beds, so I’m still playing catch up with my Zs. Our administrative assistant is out all week so I’m back to doing both our…
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My First Bookish Event
The past couple of weeks have flown by! We had our Zoom party this past Saturday night, and it turned out well. I had little idea about how to host a fun book release zoom party, but I think I did okay. Only about half of those who registered attended, but the smaller group made…
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The First Week
What a week! As someone who has never published a book before, I didn’t really know what to expect from the first week of my book being available to purchase. When I decided to write and publish this book, it was out of necessity. I had all these stories to tell, but wasn’t telling them,…
Christine
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Proof
I have proof I wrote a book! Writing this book has been on my mind for several years, but it wasn’t until my short story “Makers of Men” was accepted for publication in midnight & indigo last year that I truly committed to publishing a collection of my own. I’d been writing Discovering My Outside…
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Let me Introduce You to My Book Cover
When I was first thinking about this cover reveal, I decided I would split the image into twelve pieces and post one piece every Tuesday and Friday for six weeks. After the second day, I was annoyed with the thought of it [smacks forehead]. Last week, I decided to post a new row of images…
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My Favorite Season and Book Update
Tomorrow if the first day of fall, and I am so excited. I LOVE FALL! I love the colors, weather, layers, flavors… all of it. However, I hate Halloween, so I don’t get most into the fall spirit until November 1st. Even so, the next month or so is going to be busy with wrapping…
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What Happens When You’re Done Writing?
The thing about self-publishing a book is you don’t just stop once you’re done writing. I assume (because I’ve never gone through it) that when going through the traditional publishing process, once you’re done with your manuscript you send it to your editor and back and forth you go until it’s polished, then you send…
Christine
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Sometimes I Paint
I completed the painting on the left in 2018, three months before I submitted my resignation letter to my job. I didn’t like the job at all. Management was horrific most days, guests were often rude and bratty, and everyone was always on edge. I took most of my frustration and put it on paper.…
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