Comments on: Lonnie Cruse on Self-Publishing http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:58:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Carolyn Chambers Clark http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-11176 Carolyn Chambers Clark Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:12:08 +0000 http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-11176 Lonnie, Kudos to you! So ambitious and hardworking. I envy your drive. Right now, I'm trying to finish a women's health book, and crossing my fingers my already written fiction will sell. Hope you sell a million copies of this new series. All Best, Carolyn Get your health/wellness questions answered at www.carolynchambersclark.com Lonnie,

Kudos to you! So ambitious and hardworking. I envy your drive. Right now, I’m trying to finish a women’s health book, and crossing my fingers my already written fiction will sell.

Hope you sell a million copies of this new series.

All Best,

Carolyn

Get your health/wellness
questions answered at
http://www.carolynchambersclark.com

]]> By: Lonnie cruse http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-6804 Lonnie cruse Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:19:34 +0000 http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-6804 Hi Nancy, Lightning also has go-betweens and it would be MUCH easier to use one of them. Doing it yourself means YOU have to get it edited on your own and find a cover designer. I use a critique group for edits (if you join Guppys, an online chapter of SINC you can join a group there) and I use a friend for book covers. I can contact her if you like and ask if she has any openings. Contact me offline through my webpage, www.lonniecruse.com Chris Roerden and Dawn Dowdle both do professional edits. You can google for their websites. Good luck! Hi Nancy,

Lightning also has go-betweens and it would be MUCH easier to use one of them. Doing it yourself means YOU have to get it edited on your own and find a cover designer. I use a critique group for edits (if you join Guppys, an online chapter of SINC you can join a group there) and I use a friend for book covers. I can contact her if you like and ask if she has any openings. Contact me offline through my webpage, http://www.lonniecruse.com

Chris Roerden and Dawn Dowdle both do professional edits. You can google for their websites. Good luck!

]]> By: Nancy G. West http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-6764 Nancy G. West Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:01:07 +0000 http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-6764 Hi Lonnie, I sdlb-published a suspense novel through Booklocker (see my website) in 2004. I have a witty mystery under review by small pubs. If nobody takes it, guess I'll go with Lightning, but how can you get them to edit/print/do cover without using a go-between like Booklocker? Can you recommend a profession editor and book/cover designer? My preference is to get out of the publishing business and just write!!! Thanks, Nancy Hi Lonnie,
I sdlb-published a suspense novel through Booklocker (see my website) in 2004. I have a witty mystery under review by small pubs. If nobody takes it, guess I’ll go with Lightning, but how can you get them to edit/print/do cover without using a go-between like Booklocker?
Can you recommend a profession editor and book/cover designer?
My preference is to get out of the publishing business and just write!!! Thanks, Nancy

]]> By: The Book Snob http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-2249 The Book Snob Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:51:39 +0000 http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-2249 Hello! The whole point of writing books is to get them off the shelves and into the hands of readers, a sometimes daunting task for the self-published writer. Commercial publishers sometimes can count on newspapers, magazines and online publications to offer reviews, but these are avenues rarely open to the self publisher, no matter the quality of the book. The Book Snob will provide profiles, news and reviews from the world of self publishing, hoping to correct that inequity. But before I can launch my site, I need something to review. That's where you come in. I believe you or someone you know are self published authors who would like the benefit of being reviewed or profiled. Here are the rules: 1. Self-published items must be at least novella length, more than 20,000 words. 2. Books and novellas may be fiction or non-fiction. I will not review poetry or erotica. 3. Review items must have been published within the past year. 4. Books will be reviewed fairly but honestly. If you can't handle the criticism, don't send the book. Sending your book to me is your agreement that you will accept the publication of the verdict. When submitting your book, please, include the following: your name, address, phone number, email address, book length and genre. If you have a great story to tell about your publishing experience, send that along, too. I likely will not be able to review every book I receive, but I will try my best. Mail submissions to: The Book Snob P.O. Box 369 Brownsburg, IN 46112 The Book Snob is a professional reviewer and self-published author with more than 20 years' experience major metropolitan newspapers and national publications. Hello!

The whole point of writing books is to get them off the shelves and into the hands of readers, a sometimes daunting task for the self-published writer. Commercial publishers sometimes can count on newspapers, magazines and online publications to offer reviews, but these are avenues rarely open to the self publisher, no matter the quality of the book. The Book Snob will provide profiles, news and reviews from the world of self publishing, hoping to correct that inequity.

But before I can launch my site, I need something to review. That’s where you come in. I believe you or someone you know are self published authors who would like the benefit of being reviewed or profiled.

Here are the rules:

1. Self-published items must be at least novella length, more than 20,000 words.
2. Books and novellas may be fiction or non-fiction. I will not review poetry or erotica.
3. Review items must have been published within the past year.
4. Books will be reviewed fairly but honestly. If you can’t handle the criticism, don’t send the book. Sending your book to me is your agreement that you will accept the publication of the verdict.

When submitting your book, please, include the following: your name, address, phone number, email address, book length and genre. If you have a great story to tell about your publishing experience, send that along, too. I likely will not be able to review every book I receive, but I will try my best.

Mail submissions to:

The Book Snob
P.O. Box 369
Brownsburg, IN 46112

The Book Snob is a professional reviewer and self-published author with more than 20 years’ experience major metropolitan newspapers and national publications.

]]> By: Gary Michael Smith http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-1230 Gary Michael Smith Mon, 21 May 2007 21:19:49 +0000 http://murder.booklocker.com/2007/05/21/lonnie-cruse-on-self-publishing/#comment-1230 I would like to introduce a book that could be a valuable resource to would-be authors on this blog. Publishing for Small Press Runs is a pioneering book promoting quick and affordable short press run book publication using the latest digital technology for producing covers and text. This 372-page guide currently is being used as the course text for a class at the University of New Orleans. For more information, see www.ChatgrisPress.com, Books, Publishing for Small Press Runs. For an AuthorViews video, see http://www.authorviews.com/authors/smith/video.php. I would like to introduce a book that could be a valuable resource to would-be authors on this blog.

Publishing for Small Press Runs is a pioneering book promoting quick and affordable short press run book publication using the latest digital technology for producing covers and text. This 372-page guide currently is being used as the course text for a class at the University of New Orleans. For more information, see http://www.ChatgrisPress.com, Books, Publishing for Small Press Runs.

For an AuthorViews video, see http://www.authorviews.com/authors/smith/video.php.

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