A diary-style post Whew! It’s been a week! June itself has whizzed by, creating a “what happened to that month” feeling. I decided to record what happened in a diary-style post today. Earlier this month On June 8th I flew to New York to see my Dad. Many of you read about that visit. I…
I’m off today to go visit my Dad in New York. He’s doing fine but I am taking advantage of being able to spend time with him as often as possible. My husband and I were there in April so it hasn’t been too long between our visits. We’ll go back together in August, again….
It’s been a week! Last Thursday, I took our cat, Callie, to our son’s in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It’s a three-hour drive from where we live in the Northwoods. He also has a cat and we switch off watching each other’s feline when we travel. I stayed Thursday and Friday night. Friday, I met a…
I don’t think there is anything more special than publishing a poem or book of poems during National Poetry Month. And that’s what happened to me this month. Picture Perfect Poetry is out in the world. People are buying it on Amazon. The book is available on IngramSpark. I got my proof copy from them…
Writing poetry is a humbling experience. It also takes confidence and bravery to share one’s thoughts and feelings. In other words, it can be hard. But a strange thing happens, when one starts to share one’s work and receives feedback, sharing gets easier and easier. At least that’s how it’s been for me. I’ve realized…
It’s been a wild April. Obviously, I have fallen short of posting publishing tips every day for National Poetry Month. But, I am giving myself some grace, knowing that I have done something worthwhile every day this month. Tip #11: Make Every Day Count April 1-9: Visiting our family in New York State April 7th:…
They say the hardest part of self-publishing a book is the marketing. But, truthfully, any publishing contract negotiation these days will ask you how YOU plan to market your book. So, either way, if you publish, you are responsible for marketing your book, at least partially. Marketing is hard. I have an Etsy shop and…
I missed posting yesterday. I have been traveling and yesterday was a busy day. We’re in Buffalo New York, not for the eclipse but to visit my sister and my sister-in-law. We have just come from spending five days in Brockport, a little town outside of Rochester, New York where my Dad lives. I visited…
I won’t keep you waiting, my tip for Day Four of National Poetry Month is patience! Patience applies to so much of life, doesn’t it? Puzzles Fishing Poetry Publishing Relationships All those things, and more, require patience! Right now, I’m playing the patience game. The anthology I’ve been working on is done. It’s been done…
Happy Poetry Month, Day #2. For Poetry Month this year, I am writing a tip a day on my experience with being an Indie Author and Publisher. I received the second proof copy of my upcoming book release: Picture Perfect Poetry, An Anthology of Ekphrastic Nature Poetry for Students. It looks great and should be…