I love bibliographies. Other than saving yourself the effort, is there any reason not to include one? Are you worried that having one will imply that your...
Hi all, I hope you will take a look at the website for my forthcoming historical novel and help me spread the word. The novel is called WENCH and is set in...
I've never heard of this and I doubt many have. Sounds like you've built an exciting story around it. Great book cover and website layout. I'd think this...
I confess that I lifted many real stories from medieval Jewish legal cases and other primary sources for scenes in all 3 volumes of RASHI'S DAUGHTERS. Some...
This book sounds really interesting. I studied black history in college and found it fascinating. I never knew about this though. Looking forward to your book....
Dolen: Eek! Wow! I never heard of this place, either. So why am I not surprised???? Sounds like it would be worth reading! Anne G Hi all, I hope you will...
Dear all, First of all, I would like to thank you all for your kind supports. This is a wonderful group and since I have joined this group , my moral has...
... Don't. Try the traditional route first, where you get paid for the book, instead of paying for it yourself. Since you're relatively new to the writing...
Dear Shizad, Self-publishing is great for small runs of non-fiction poetry or a subject that has no interest to the general public. Say, for instance, that you...
Hi all, The HNS has two positions open at present. Both are volunteer jobs, like everything else within HNS, and good experience if you'd like to get more...
Preditors & Editors (the best place to start researching publishers) says of AuthorHouse (formerly 1st Books): Not recommended. A vanity publisher. A division...
Ruth wrote: With self-publishing, you set yourself up as a publisher and that is the publisher of record. It's not cheap either, and it's complicated, but it ...
Stepping out of lurkerdom... A friend used Author House a few years ago. It's all *a la carte* -- they nickel and dime you for everything. There were disputes...
You self-published successfully and I think that's wonderful! I know several people who have done so. You obviously went about it the right way and I...
Inventing the Real with Louise Doughty and Tracy Chevalier ... Jaffé & Neale Bookshop 1 Middle Row Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5NH Course fees: £375...
Subsidy publishing and self-publishing are two different things. The self-publisher pays for everything and takes all the risks and keeps all the profits if...
Self-publishing doesn't have to be a waste, depending on your audience. My ex-husband self-published his non-fiction Civil War biography, and promoted it...
... Yup. It's the masquerade that makes it a scam. Classic bait-and-switch con. Julianne Lee http://www.julianneardianlee.com "A Question of Guilt: A Novel of...
Ruth wrote: I was cautioning the poster about using any subsidy publisher unless they go into it with their eyes wide open. (I don't believe Five Rivers is a...
... If my first book had only sold 4,500 copies, there never would have been a second book. And I'm certainly not a bestseller. Bear in mind that the Civil War...
I don't do BSP very often, guys, so please don't stick pins in a voodoo doll. (g) I might have already mentioned the Bookwenches review, and if I did I...