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  • Self-Publish Sooner

    July 30, 2009

    • I wish I could say I made a misstep, but actually I didn't.  When I received enough rejections from publishers to fill a wall in my room, I decided to self-publish.  I researched all the Print On Demand publishers and chose Book Surge because of their contact with Amazon.com.  I followed all the directions carefully, and I must say that Book Surge did a great job.  What would I do ...
  • A Cautionary Self-Publishing Tale with 10 Tips and A Great Ending

    November 25, 2008

    • I hadn't been editing books long when I was approached by the husband of one of my good friends, Colin Tipping. He had written a book, called Radical Forgiveness, and was looking for someone to help him edit it and get it ready for self-publishing. Given that I am "spiritually- and metaphysically inclined," and this was a spiritually- and metaphysically-based book, I was thrilled to ...