My Personal Path to Self-Publishing by Lisa Kentgen, Ph.D.

Cover of, "An Intentional Life" by Lisa Kentgen

What do you think of self-publishing vs. traditional publishing?

1st Date by Charlie: Reblog

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Charlie & new friend!

Discovery and joy, tension and delight — falling into friendship can be as heady for me as falling in love.

How is new friendship for you?

“Minutes of talking to her makes me feel happy. Then, later on, we’re friends,” shares blogger/photographer/graphic designer Charlie of the Philippines…

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Do you still remember your first date? Do you still remember your first impression to him or her? Do you still remember the feelings?

January 19, I met this girl at not too far away land. She is a vendor of pastries in our town. Minutes of talking to her makes me feel happy. Then later on, we’re friends.

Meet Abby. She is so energetic and full of stories. Yes, she is younger than me. She is working at the bakery in our town.

Today January 24, is our first date ever. I took her at Onyang and Fiorgelato.

She able finish it all. She is so happy and very satiafied to our first date. For only 3$ you can have this all.

She said “I want to bring my sister here. It has big serving yet the price too cheap. Unlike other big restaurant out there. Too expensive but…

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An Accomplishment by Robert

Man and Dogs Playing Cards by Ryan McGuire of Gratisography
Man and Dogs Playing Cards by Ryan McGuire of Gratisography
Thanks much, Ryan McGuire of Gratisography.com

Too many days, I lie awake at night worrying that I didn’t get enough done. How about you? If you’re like me, RobertLovesPi is here to reassure us that it’s all good…

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Get Your Book into Libraries by The Library Ladies: Reblog

The Library Ladies website blog logo of a bookshelf with books on it.

The Library Ladies website blog logo of a bookshelf with books on it.

Self-publishers must do everything — and figure out h-o-w to do everything. Do you have your book in a library? Fortunately, Kate, a Minnesota public librarian and half of the blogging team at The Library Ladies, offers some advice…

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We here at The Library Ladies are occasionally approached by readers with questions and suggestions about things that we could write about on this blog. While it’s true that reviews and reader’s advisory are some of the main points that we like to make here, we also try to keep up with current trends in the library world. Something that is becoming more and more prevalent within literary circles and realities is the concept of self publishing. Some authors decide to take the route of publishing and promoting their work on their own, and with more and more services cropping up it is becoming more and more common. One question raised is how do libraries factor into this newish trend? How can self-published authors get their books into libraries?

Okay, honesty time! I am neither a cataloger or a selector at the library that I work for, so this is…

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Guest Blog Post: The World of Mr. Wolf

Have you ever seen a Posh-Me-Posh-Ewe animal before? (From Mr. Wolf's forthcoming children's book: Mr. Zumpo's Amazing Zoo of Unusual Animals.)

What's your favorite book from your childhood? I loved Winnie the Pooh. The best children's books are ones I appreciate all the more with the passage of time. Here Mr. Wolf, an author of the kinds of children's books that adults can enjoy too, shares a few of his illustrations...       About the illustrator… Continue reading Guest Blog Post: The World of Mr. Wolf