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Self-publishing: the graphic design or typesetting stage
After your manuscript (MS) has been edited to the stage where there are no errors in the manuscript, it is ready to be designed. "Edited to the stage where there are no errors in the manuscrip...
Can you sell your books, if you used NDIS-funded supports to help you write them?
If you have used NDIS-funded supports to help you write a book, can you then sell your books? Yes, you can - although please don't expect to make a lot of money from selling your books, because tha...
Self-publishing: How to “tag” the images in your manuscript, prior to design
So, you've written and self-edited your manuscript (MS), as a Word document. You've made sure it is structurally sound. You believe it is ready to be handed to an editor for a "final copy edit", be...
“Whanau adventures” – picture book journey through Maori culture
Shirley Reynolds' self-published picture book is a rollicking story takes the reader through a journey via the author's travels with her large family through a series of fantasy worlds, cultural pl...
How to write and edit an ATS-friendly resume
What is ATS? It's important nowadays to submit a resume that will be noticed by ATS. ATS is the acronym for 'Applicant Tracking Systems' which are some of the software programs used by hiri...
Comparing: “traditional publisher”, “self-publishing services”, “hybrid publisher”, “vanity publisher” & “indie publisher”
What's the difference between a "publisher", "self-publishing services provider", "hybrid publisher", "indie publisher", and "vanity publisher"? Firstly, the first four models - publishing, self...
Poet bios – Sally-Anne Watson Kane, Seamus Foley and Delia Tobin
Among the Wildflowers (2023) is a self-published compilation of poems by three poets: Sally-Anne Watson Kane, Seamus Foley and Delia Tobin. Delia, Seamus and Sally-Anne acknowledge all First Nat...
“Worldwide recipes”, self-published by S Reynolds
This book was compiled by Shirley Reynolds, who asked friends and family to contribute their favourite tried-and-true recipes from their diverse families, backgrounds and countries, for this book. ...
So, you want to start a home-based business (work from home)?
If you want to start a small business, you need to think about the pros and cons of running a business from home, versus from an external office. If you then decide to work from home, you need to c...
Write about what eats you up, what smoulders in your heart
Are you the sort of writer who writes when you are bursting with emotion and/or spirit, and your feeling pours out through your writing and ends up being part of your own or your characters' story?...