Tag: self-publishing

  • Self-Publishing: The Devil is in the Details

    With Forever Grace being my third self-publishing effort, you’d think I’d have the hang of the process by now, wouldn’t you? Ha. Not. 😛 It turns out that the process is more of a continuous learning curve than something set in stone. And (for me at least) that learning curve is jam-packed with every kind of niggly…

  • Hybrid Theory: a discussion of hybrid publishing

    So I had my very first live-radio interview last night, and it was a blast. The lovely Marie Bilodeau (author of Nigh) had been invited onto Kate Hunt’s Literary Landscape show at Ottawa’s CKCU-FM, and she very graciously shared the microphone with me–quite literally, as it turned out. The topic of discussion was hybrid publishing–which…

  • The Cost of Self-Publishing

    Gwynneth Ever After marks my first self-publishing effort — and a huge learning curve in my career. While I posted a little bit about my journey here, here, here, and here, I thought it would be nice to provide a wrap-up of my experience — complete with a cost break-down for those of you who may…

  • Beginnings and Goodbyes

    Have you ever noticed how the good and bad in life sometimes get all tangled up together so that your poor brain isn’t sure what the heck you’re supposed to be feeling? Yeah, it’s been that kind of a week around here. sigh On the definitely good side, Gwynneth Ever After is up for sale…

  • Self-Publishing: The Journey Continues

    A quick update on the self-publishing journey: At this point, my digital files have been formatted for both mobi and .epub. I have to say that I’m impressed with the professionalism and responsiveness of the e-Book Formatting Fairies. The first files had three minor errors in them, but I had the corrected files back just…

  • Another Day on the Road to Self-Publishing

    Well, I’m getting there, folks. I’ve just finished up the final edits on Gwynneth Ever After, and I have submitted the manuscript for digital formatting! Woot! Also checked off the to-do list this week: I’ve applied for an ISBN number (free to Canadians through CISS, the Canadian ISBN Service System) I’ve created an upload account…

  • A Winning Romance Title

    Well, I was going to hold off until May 1st to make a decision, but it looks as though the entries for my Name That Book contact have tapered off early. Sooo… Are you ready? After going through all the suggestions, I came up with the following short-list: Starstruck (Sharon Stogner) Wish Upon A Star…

  • The Path to Self-Publishing

    For those of you considering self-publishing, let me be frank: it’s not as easy as you might think. For those of you who have already gone this route, let me kiss your feet because, my dears,  you are my heroes. Seriously. As I enter week 2 of the journey to self-publishing my as-yet unnamed contemporary…