Refound my spark

After last night’s sulking post, I put down my devices and went to bed. This morning I started fresh, and had a look at what other writers are doing.

Amazon is not for me. I looked into it, it isn’t very Aussie-friendly. If I wanted to order a proof or author copies, I can’t because Amazon doesn’t provide POD in Aus. The only way around this is ordering a retail copy.

At the recommendation of another Aussie writer, I had a look at IngramSpark. This company works closely with Amazon, but is separate. They offer global distribution, AND they have POD in Aus, UK and USA.

And so I have decided to self publish with IngramSpark. I can also publish the ebook on Amazon if I want to.

Today is my day off work, and I had plans with hubby to go out. At the last minute, he got called in to work, so our plans were cancelled. So instead, I took myself out….to the library!

I was THAT weirdo today….kneeling down in the fiction section, measuring books, and taking photos of maps and decorations I like. It also gave me ideas on writing my blurb, which I may re-attempt later.

The beauty of IngramSpark is the creative freedom I get – I can put as many maps in as I want, I can add in images, symbols, and all that cute stuff. I’m starting to get excited…

Things I liked…

These maps are more the traditional fantasy maps that I love. I may end up re-drawing my maps, because in my world, they don’t have computers…. I want my map to look like it would for my people.

I like the 3 line capitals at the start of each chapter, I think I’ll go with something like this. I also like the linebreak symbol in the second image, I may do something like this but with a symbol that I’ve embedded in the book.

With IngramSpark, I even get to pick what colour of paper I want. I’m thinking cream, because it gives the book that old feel, and smells better when it’s old and tattered 😂

I feel like I was shopping for ideas today, and I have walked away feeling extra inspired. Even the world map in the image above has given me ideas. Now to head home and get stuck into editing…..

Refound my spark

After last night’s sulking post, I put down my devices and went to bed. This morning I started fresh, and had a look at what other writers are doing.

Amazon is not for me. I looked into it, it isn’t very Aussie-friendly. If I wanted to order a proof or author copies, I can’t because Amazon doesn’t provide POD in Aus. The only way around this is ordering a retail copy.

At the recommendation of another Aussie writer, I had a look at IngramSpark. This company works closely with Amazon, but is separate. They offer global distribution, AND they have POD in Aus, UK and USA.

And so I have decided to self publish with IngramSpark. I can also publish the ebook on Amazon if I want to.

Today is my day off work, and I had plans with hubby to go out. At the last minute, he got called in to work, so our plans were cancelled. So instead, I took myself out….to the library!

I was THAT weirdo today….kneeling down in the fiction section, measuring books, and taking photos of maps and decorations I like. It also gave me ideas on writing my blurb, which I may re-attempt later.

The beauty of IngramSpark is the creative freedom I get – I can put as many maps in as I want, I can add in images, symbols, and all that cute stuff. I’m starting to get excited…

Things I liked…

These maps are more the traditional fantasy maps that I love. I may end up re-drawing my maps, because in my world, they don’t have computers…. I want my map to look like it would for my people.

I like the 3 line capitals at the start of each chapter, I think I’ll go with something like this. I also like the linebreak symbol in the second image, I may do something like this but with a symbol that I’ve embedded in the book.

With IngramSpark, I even get to pick what colour of paper I want. I’m thinking cream, because it gives the book that old feel, and smells better when it’s old and tattered 😂

I feel like I was shopping for ideas today, and I have walked away feeling extra inspired. Even the world map in the image above has given me ideas. Now to head home and get stuck into editing…..