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From pumpkin patches to polar bears, Crystal Beach shares how her books help children learn, imagine, and belong. Author and illustrator Crystal Beach has built a body of work that celebrates curiosity, inclusion, and early learning. Her newest book, One Little Witch, moves from the Arctic setting of her earlier titles into a magical pumpkin…
How would you describe your role at Tellwell? Multifaceted. As a project manager it is my job to educate and support authors through their self-publishing journey, assisting with everything from manuscript formatting and submission, to illustrations and editing and design, and finally to book distribution. In addition to working closely with authors to bring their…
February. Valentine’s Day. Romance. What images do these words conjure up for you? If you’re like most of us, you’ll probably imagine a scene with two frosty champagne glasses sitting on a table in front of a roaring fire. Maybe a small silver tray of chocolate covered strawberries beside them. And a couple kissing on…
2017 was a great year for many of our authors! Huge congratulations to all who self-published a book last year. Here are just a couple of the authors who have inspired us with their 2017 publishing accomplishments: Don Levers Author of Loot for the Taking After publishing his first book in the late spring…
Grant Patterson Back in Slowly Available at Indigo Bay & Bloor, Chapters Burnaby, Chapters Pinetree in Coquitlam, and several other locations throughout the Lower Mainland in B.C. For more information, visit his Facebook page. A.E. Outerbridge Liornabella Available at Bryan Prince Bookseller in Hamilton, A Different Drummer Books in Burlington, and Janco Books in Las Vegas. For more updates, check out…
What brought me to Tellwell at first was my determination to have a career in books and literature. As soon as I could reliably make my way through a novel at a young age, I would be asking for a new book every week until I had amassed what is a small library. The value…
Alberta Author Name: Angie Pierce Book Title: Dale’s Journey: Receiving Inspiration From Our Own Mortality Chapters.ca link: Click here. What is the most inspiring place in your province for you to write? The most inspiring place for me to write is from my picturesque horse farm in rural Beaver County, AB. There, I am peacefully…
You’ve submitted your manuscript and now the project you’ve been pouring over is materializing into a book. As an independent author, you get to determine the look and feel of your book. The print-on-demand company we work with, IngramSpark, offers a variety of options when it comes to printing your self-published book. Here are…
1. What advice would you give to authors who want to self-publish? The advice I give to anyone who’s going through this for the first time is be diligent in your research and shop around. Find out about the companies, look deeper into them than what is on their website and when you’re talking to them,…
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What an incredible two years it has been since we launched Tellwell. In November of 2014, I set about writing a book aimed at freelance editors and other publishing professionals. The purpose of the book was to give editors a better understanding of the indie publishing industry and the opportunity it represents to them. I…