WRITING RAW:

"Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college". ~ Kurt Vonnegut

 

Escape from Lady Baba-land

Getting the hell out of the Islamic Republic of BP with the Deepwater Horizon evidence ~ From Vultures’ Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates and High-Finance Predators. A tale of oil, sex, shoes, radiation and investigative reporting - get it now. by Greg Palast

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Self–Publishing: How We’re Doing It

 

One of the most frustrating parts of being a writer is the endless merry-go-round of submission and rejection, so it's no wonder that some authors choose to self-publish.

 

Some months ago, I and my writers group (North Herts Writer’s Circle) decided to publish some work en masse on Kindle under the name Starfish Publishing. We were originally calling ourselves a publishing house, but as there are only a few of us and three books to start with, we decided that publishing cupboard was a more appropriate term.

 

The name was quickly decided upon, about five minutes as I recall, and then we had to make the next big decision: what books were we going to publish and when?

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