I took some time off from my writing today to set up this blog and my Twitter account.
I’m about 1/3 done with my first non-fiction book. It’s about digital self-publishing and includes a section on starting up and planning a self-publishing business, another section on designing books for print on demand (POD) and eBook publication, and a final section on using Microsoft® Word to format POD, Amazon® Kindle, and Barnes & Noble® Nook books.
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Friday, August 5, 2011
The Time is Now: I'm Starting a Publishing Company
The first post is always the hardest, so I’ll keep this one short and rather vague.
I’ve had some time lately to think about what I really want to do with the rest of my life. I’ve spent the last few years working and going to school. Less than two years ago, I was working 70 hour weeks and taking 18 credits at the same time. I think that I just recovered from that last week.
I had two dreams when I was a child: to be a published author and to be a publisher of books. The high overhead of traditional print publishing kept me from the latter, and my issues with associating myself with my work kept me from the former.
I think those barriers are starting to melt away.
I’ve had some time lately to think about what I really want to do with the rest of my life. I’ve spent the last few years working and going to school. Less than two years ago, I was working 70 hour weeks and taking 18 credits at the same time. I think that I just recovered from that last week.
I had two dreams when I was a child: to be a published author and to be a publisher of books. The high overhead of traditional print publishing kept me from the latter, and my issues with associating myself with my work kept me from the former.
I think those barriers are starting to melt away.
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