Self-Publishing Primer: Part 5 – What is self-publishing?

You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. We’ve talked about other kinds of publishing, including subsidy publishing. Sometimes authors believe that subsidy publishing is the same as self-publishing because the author pays all the costs of production in both. In Subsidy Publishing vs. Self-Publishing, Writing-World gives a good … Read more

Self-Publishing Primer: Part 4 – What is subsidy publishing?

You will find links to the other posts in the series at Self-Publishing Primer. We’ve talked about traditional publishing and vanity publishing. In the middle of these extremes are subsidy publishing and self-publishing. We’ll talk more about do-it-yourself publishing in a future post, but here we’ll address subsidy publishing: A vanity publisher can look deceptively … Read more

I’m featured at Home Office Women blog

I’m honored to be featured at A Meeting Place for All Home Office Women. Part I appeared on February 8th and Part 2 appeared on February 9th. Whether or not my story and my advice helps you, you’re bound to found something of interest on this blog. [tags]home office, Lillie Ammann, Home Office Women[/tags]

Bible Study

I’m taking an online Bible study in Ephesians – an excellent course taught by Pastor Ralph Wilson of Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries. The study is also available in an e-book or print book. I’ve also signed up for the next study beginning March 9th: Resurrection and Easter Faith Online Bible Study. Whenever possible, a live Bible study … Read more

Five Things

David Bowles at Writing the Western Sagas tagged me to tell five things about myself you probably don’t know. Then I get to tag five more bloggers by leaving comments on their blogs, and they tell five things about themselves, and each tag five more, and on, and on, and on.  If you read this blog … Read more

Update on Fuel My Blog

I wrote about Fuel My Blog, the Great Wall of Blogs a few days ago when I first signed up and promised you an update. The number of blogs on the home page has more than doubled since I added my blog, along with Devotionals from Father Chip for my church and Writing the Westward … Read more

Literacy Event

Like most writers, I’m a big supporter of literacy. The Literacy Council of Fort Bend County has been, in the words of the organization’s slogan, “changing lives through literacy since 1987.” The 7th Annual Book & Author Dinner will be held on February 18, in Richmond, Texas. Four authors will be guest speakers, and another fourteen … Read more