Your family can be a powerful inspiration to write – your partner, children, siblings, parents, your ancestry, your genealogy indeed. Perhaps you are writing about close family – something a relative did that was out of the ordinary or who has had an extraordinary life. You could also be writing about the wider family, as… Continue reading Family Writing
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Poetic power – poetry publishing
Poetry is making a bigger impact in our lives as we’ve moved into the 20s. The slams and performance poetry of the previous decade have generated interest in the written word. Lyrics and verse are once more intertwined. What does all this mean for a poet wishing to join the world of poetry publishing? At… Continue reading Poetic power – poetry publishing
Academic book – increase reach
Academics write books to circulate their research and to popularise their subject of study. There are established academic publishing routes for the academic book but these do not rule out the parallel use of self-publishing channels. It’s possible to publish an academic book through an online publishing platform, even to publish as open source on… Continue reading Academic book – increase reach
How POD enables self publishing
Print on demand (POD) enables authors to supply their book to the book trade, which is made up of booksellers, wholesalers, libraries and library suppliers. Print on demand has been designed so that authors can price books competitively for the customer (the reader) and offer the book trade an acceptable discount and a timely delivery… Continue reading How POD enables self publishing