Self Publishing – Is it For You?
Today there are many options available to writers. The traditional publishers face challenges from self-published books, e-publishing and the web. You need to decide what is best for you, and your work. Once you have written something, you usually want other people to read it, whether that is just friends and family or a wider market. Finding the right place for your work means doing some initial research. These notes apply to all writers, both fiction and non-fiction and if you want to self-publish these are the key questions to ask yourself:
Posted by: catalystonline on: August 20, 2009
I was pottering round the kitchen the other day and listening idly to the local radio station when an enthusiastic presenter (aren ‘t they always) introduced a disc with the immortal line ‘This is the music of your life!!’ and yes it felt like it had several exclamation marks behind it. However, Duran Duran has never been the music or even the bum note in my life but it did get me thinking.
Posted by: catalystonline on: August 18, 2009
I have recently started running a monthly book club in my local library, and it amazes me how diverse are our opinions, and taste in books. Still it makes for lively meetings, and I intend sharing with them the results of a survey by the makers of Astral, much loved moisturiser since the 1950’s, though it’s link to reading is a bit obscure – though sloshing it on before you start reading would definitely improve your skin!
Posted by: catalystonline on: July 27, 2009
July has been a month of astrological upheaval and this week saw the spectacular Total Eclipse of the Sun. The movements of the moon each month, rather than the sun, is something I pay real attention to as it can help direct my energies in a particular direction, and save me from wasting them at the wrong time. If you are unfamiliar with the moon’s traditional influences, then each New Moon is a new beginning, and fulfilment comes at the Full Moon when things peak in terms of energy
Posted by: catalystonline on: July 9, 2009
Are you powerful enough to create your own reality? You already do so: every time you direct your focus and intention on something you want to happen you are manifesting – unfortunately intention isn’t enough and there are some simple tips that help make it happen more often, and in the way that you want.
Posted by: catalystonline on: July 3, 2009
My good friend the Irish writer, artist and coach Ann McDonald has come up with a wonderful book to inspire your day. She calls it the little book of good news and emotional Sunflower Seeds and has very kindly offered a preview copy to download for my readers. Each page has a seed for your imagination, a thought for your day, or little piece of happiness and she says you can read it back to front, front to back, upside down or in any other way I imagine.
Posted by: catalystonline on: June 17, 2009
You may be confident that you are a creative individual, but do you make the most of the space around you to support that? When I first started writing seriously for a living in the 1980’s I had a desk under the stairs rather like Harry Potter’s bedroom only a lot smaller and with no door on it. It made me focus, but there was literally no room to expand my thinking – or even my legs.
Posted by: catalystonline on: June 7, 2009
As part of my Catalyst Newsletter I offer creative exercises and share resources that will give you pleasure and stimulate your own creative process. I was recently sent a stunning compilation of various artists around the world that gave me such pleasure that I want to pass it on.
Posted by: catalystonline on: May 15, 2009
When you write, do you use a computer or word processor? Most of us do, and yet when it comes to writing poetry we revert to the old fashioned pen and paper. Why? Because poetry comes from the heart and expresses the feelings beyond the rational mind – which is where we are when we [...]
Posted by: catalystonline on: July 16, 2008
I was driving through St Petersburg recently and among all the Russian signs and shop names there was a poster on a hoarding in English which caught my eye. It said ‘Lifestyle Sale – 25% off’. It intrigued me, and got me thinking about which 25 % of my lifestyle I would choose to give [...]
