Tag: self-publishing
member name: Gretchen Lee Bourquin
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May 03, 2007 07:22 AM EDT --
The jury seems conflicted on this. I put my heart and soul into my novel, carried my characters in the pockets of my brain for years. As my manuscript sits in a file, I miss them. I wrote the novel online-- . . .
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October 29, 2008 07:29 AM EDT --
The good news is that as of yesterday the "digest" publishing option became available on Lulu.com. They now offer a "publisher's grade" of paper for 5.5 x 8.5 and 8 1/2 X 11 and . . .
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October 26, 2008 09:42 AM EDT --
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -- Thomas Edison
Expectation is a driving component in just about everything we do, even when we make a conscious . . .
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November 10, 2008 10:42 PM EST --
I recently ordered the updated version of my book, No Sensible People with the new cover in Lulu's new "publisher's grade" paper -- which is a little cheaper. Lulu won't do the ISBN . . .
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November 20, 2008 07:46 AM EST --
I'm posting this to invite everyone who has a book (or more) out there a place to post their title and their website. Here's mine:
The Long and Short of It - (poetry) 1st edition $6.97 print; . . .
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April 18, 2009 12:58 PM EDT --
This coming Monday, I will be heading to Marshall, MN to Southwest Minnesota State University to celebrate the life of one of my writing mentors, Bill Holm who passed away in February. I have spent more . . .
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December 20, 2008 02:04 PM EST --
Have you ever watched a baby wriggling on a blanket on the floor? Maybe there is a toy a few feet away. Maybe it is just the end of the blanket. But whatever it is, they do not see the limitations. Few . . .
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January 03, 2009 10:34 AM EST --
Hi everyone. I didn't want to bombard everyone one with group invites, but I created a new group. Consider yourself invited. I'll just post this to a few larger groups, so it will be nice and . . .
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June 27, 2008 12:35 PM EDT --
I posted the following on my website, www.gretchenleebourquin.com. Since I recently self-published with Lulu, and will want reviews. I wanted to find a way to return the favor. Gather Authors will likely . . .
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June 27, 2008 08:46 AM EDT --
Nearly a year ago I tested the waters with Lulu.com and put together a collection of poetry called The Long and Short of It and published on Lulu, where it's available in print for about $7 and . . .
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July 17, 2008 07:03 PM EDT --
This review can also be found in The Mixed Bag Review
Have you ever constructed a jigsaw puzzle? This is much the way I felt as I made my way through A.F. Stewart's collection . . .
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April 04, 2009 11:44 AM EDT --
I'm a big baby of a writer by nature. I want to write what I want, when I want, how I want, and then I want everyone to go read what I've written and tell me how brilliant it is -- how . . .
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August 14, 2008 02:32 PM EDT --
When I first heard of Rhetta Akamatsu’s new book T'aint Nobody’s Business If I Do: Women Blues Singers Old and New I was intrigued. The book chronicles the lives and struggles of the great female . . .
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November 01, 2008 11:22 PM EDT --
Back in August, I took a class about getting back into the writing habit, and during that time I self published my completed novel, No Sensible People , wrote promotional articles and character sketches, . . .
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December 16, 2008 02:42 PM EST --
I just noticed that the second edition of No Sensible People (the one with the cover designed by my son, that's my icon right now) is available on Amazon.com, under ISBN 978-0557023189. It's . . .
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April 27, 2009 07:27 AM EDT --
I had a pretty good writing weekend this weekend. My blog went over pretty well, and I wrote a movie review along with a couple thousand words on my new novel on Sunday afternoon, and successfully got . . .
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November 07, 2008 11:21 AM EST --
Has anyone written a prequel to a novel they have already written? If so, at what part did you decide to write the prequel-- was it while you were still writing the other book. As soon as it was done? . . .
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May 14, 2007 06:42 AM EDT --
A couple weeks ago I made the decision to start self-publishing and wrote an article here on Gather. The support was wonderful. Mainly, I have a novel with characters screaming to get on in the world that . . .
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July 21, 2008 05:49 PM EDT --
Depending on who you go with, requirements of a self-published contract can vary quite a bit. Your book is your baby, and you want at least a chance at a profit. You also want readers, so pricing can . . .
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July 26, 2008 01:30 PM EDT --
this blog can also be found on www.gretchenleebourquin.com/blog Come visit!
I don't want to get too specific blogging about my day job lest to Corporate Giants find reason to use . . .
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