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CreateSpace Or IngramSpark? POD Pros & Cons + Cost Comparison

I hear a lot of chatter (often uninformed or misinformed) about POD (print on demand) services being offered to self-publishing/independent authors by a growing number of service providers.

Ultimately, the author contemplating self-/indie publishing wants to know:

Which one is best? Which one is the best fit for me? Which one will give me the best ROI (return on investment); i.e., make me the most money?

This blog provides a quick overview in response to these questions.

Why am I an aut...

Veterans: You Were Making History…We Thank You

Excerpts from a speech at the dedication of the 20th Maine Monuments at Gettysburg, October 3, 1889.

Emerging Civil War

Emerging Civil War extends a sincere “thank you” to military veterans for their service.

You have or are currently defending freedom and justice. You keep America safe. We honor your commitment to keeping the Stars and Stripes flying. Thank you!

“A quarter of a century ago…you were doing what you deemed your duty. Today you come with modest main,with care more for truth tha...

Violent Loss Resources Newsletter, November 2016

Reblogging this important newsletter related to violent loss . . .

Survivors of Violent Loss

Topic of the Month
Long-Term Consequences

It ain’t over when it’s over!

Survivor families look forward to getting their lives back to normal when sentencing has taken place or the case is on hold or solved in different way. When time becomes more of their own design and not controlled by steps in the justice process many realize their normal world has changed. They may experience: continued involveme...

Violent Loss Resources Newsletter, October 1, 2016

Reblogging this important newsletter related to violent loss . . .

Survivors of Violent Loss

Violent Loss Resources Newsletter, October 1, 2016

Topic of the Month: Victim Impact, Justice & Unsolved Cases Question of the Month: What mistake do you want to help others avoid? News: Hotline/Chatline crime victim centered and trauma informed Resource of the Month: Crime Stoppers Inspiration: Kaila Quote
Topic of the Month: Victim Impact, Justice & Unsolved Cases

One thing we are certai...

Book Review: Wounded Warrior, Wounded Wife Offers Hope and Inspiration

In Wounded Warrior, Wounded Wife: Not Just Surviving But Thriving, by Barbara K. McNally, you will meet wives and partners who drew upon their inner resiliencies and prevailed when faced with daunting challenges. Each of these military spouses shares an intimate tale of reuniting, recovering, and rebuilding with her catastrophically wounded warrior.

This is not only a good read, it is a hard read. These stories punched me in the gut and left me reaching for the Kleenex. But don’t let that sca...

UK Vanity Publishers Austin Macauley & Pegasus in Horrible Bait-And-Switch

Rebloggng comments of David Gaughran.

David Gaughran

A number of UK-based vanity presses are engaging in unsavory tactics: passing themselves off as trade publishers and only hitting writers with the bill when it comes to contracts.

I moved back home recently and started being assailed by all sorts of seamy ads aimed at writers in the UK/Irish market. One of the most widely advertised is a vanity press called Austin Macauley (I’m not linking to them and boosting their SEO, here’s a link to a...

Book Review: “Eden” Fresh Spin on “Intelligent Design.”

“If this is Paradise, how bad could Hell be?”

Summary: In Eden: A Sci-Fi Novella by Martin Roy Hill, an American army patrol is sent to investigate ancient ruins in Iraq. When an enemy mortar shell blasts an opening into a hidden burial chamber, Captain Adam Cadman and his soldiers take refuge deep in the ruins. What they find hidden inside threatens to destroy every belief about the beginnings of mankind — as well as modern civilization as we know it.

I enjoyed this and recommend it highly....

Book Review: The Keeper by John Lescroart

A crime novel featuring Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky on the hunt for clues about a woman who has gone missing.

On the evening before Thanksgiving, Hal Chase, a guard in the San Francisco County Jail, drives to the airport to pick up his step-brother for the weekend. When they return, Hal’s wife, Katie, has disappeared without a clue.

By the time Dismas Hardy hears about this, Katie has been missing for five days. The case strikes close to home because Katie had been seeing Hardy’s wife, a mar...

Book Review: Back Story, Robert B. Parker

Fun romp through a 28-year-old cold case that has more twists than a piece of licorice, and an ending that does not exactly surprise, but avoids the formula of this genre. Parker’s witty and sarcastic exchanges between the characters delight. Only have to willingly suspend disbelief on a few occasions. And his persistent use of passive voice gets on my nerves at times.

PWSD, 9/27: “Preparing Yourself and Your Manuscript for Publication”

I won’t be able to attend, but I recommend this for writers relatively new to the world of writing, editing, and publishing. I see a lot of mangled manuscripts from writers who don’t know what they don’t know.

Publishers & Writers of San Diego

Saturday, August 27, 10 a.m.
Bridget Boland, “Preparing Yourself and Your Manuscript for Publication”
Encinitas Community Center
1140 Oak Crest Park Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
http://www.PublishersWriters.org

Non-members welcomed. This is a good, profess...