A lovely, quite diffident, Scotsman called Hamish Porteous turned up to our first seminar and stated up front that he was very unsure if this was something for him. He'd seen the advert in one of the local papers and had turned up 'just in case'. He hadn't bought a ticket because he wasn't online. … Continue reading Turning typed sheets into an ebook – our first customer
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Things to consider before you publish your book (2) – What you can do
So what are the main things that we can do as authors to improve our books and ensure that they're ready to be published? I've put some tips below but I'd also recommend that you have a good look around the internet. There is some great advice out there by some great writers. Edit and proofread on the … Continue reading Things to consider before you publish your book (2) – What you can do
Things to consider before you publish your book (1)
This is the first of a series of posts about what authors might need to consider before they self-publish a book. Our support service will be ready to help only when an author has completed a book and feels that it is ready to go. We know that some authors feel that a review of … Continue reading Things to consider before you publish your book (1)
A new service – Garden City Ink Author Support
After holding our first seminar on How to Publish Your Book on Amazon and talking to the writers who attended we've had further thoughts about our idea of providing a service to help authors with the ebook publishing process. There are lots of websites out there where you can pay to have your book formatted … Continue reading A new service – Garden City Ink Author Support
Our first seminar – a real learning experience…for us!
We held our first seminar yesterday on How to Publish Your Own Book on Amazon and while the wonderful writers who attended said they learnt of lot I can honestly say that it was probably us who took the most away from the session. It's always great to meet fellow writers. Writing can be a solitary profession and … Continue reading Our first seminar – a real learning experience…for us!
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