Will Soon Be Graduating From High School This means, in some small measure, I have successfully managed to get him through 12 years of school and to the age of 18 alive. No small accomplishment, that. Today he called for a ride home after he rode the bus most of the way to our house. As it was about 90 degrees outside, I obliged. I'm a good mom, plus it got me out of a very hot house and into the sweet deliciousness of my air conditioned vehicle. My oldest and youngest daughters went along for the ride and they spotted The Boy before I did. "What's up with his pants?" Indeed. The operative word for his pants was up . He wears those extremely skinny jeans and he'd rolled them up to about knee level and he was walking towards us with a grimace on his face. He was in pain. You see, five hours earlier, in the throes of near heat exhaustion, he rolled the legs of his pants up and then his legs swelled up. He was unable to remove his own pants or roll down what he...
Pammy, i self published my first book. It wasn't really a commercial proposition as far as the publishing companies were concerned. They were right.
ReplyDeleteI went ahead with it because I felt it was worthy of publication. I was advised by Sarah, my wife, to go for 500 copies but I went for 1000. I subsequently managed to sell about 600.
This is a pretty common tale among self publishers so my advice would be don't go in too big - you can always reprint if the book flies away.
Good Luck. On the plus side I think it is quite a bit cheaper now than it was in 1998.
Thanks Tom.
ReplyDeleteNo idea I have no idea of how to even go about it. I'll be back to find out how its done.reat blog
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how the self-publishing thing works either...you mean I can't just click the "publish" button?
ReplyDeleteKeep us informed. I'm curious now.
Oh that there was a button for everything in life. Just push and voila'! Instant success.
ReplyDeleteI've found some promising websites on self publishing. I'll keep everyone posted.
You're all going to buy at least ten books apiece to give as Christmas gifts, right? ;grin:
Pammy - are you going to give us a bit of an insight into the nature of the tome.
ReplyDeleteLulu.com offer a variety of options. I don't know anyone who's used them but they advertise a lot!
ReplyDeleteYes dear Tom. It's about a cross pond romance. Unrequited love and all that. :grin:
ReplyDeleteRichard, thank you for the name of the self publishing place. I'm compiling a list and comparing prices, options, et.
I know a few that have self published their work. I've never ask them how because none were close friends. However, I would be interested in knowing.
ReplyDeleteStephen, I see from your profile that you are in publishing. Do you mind if I ask in what way?
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