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1. Write every day A study conducted by University College London claims that there is no definitive amount of days required for a habit to stick; it varies depending on the activity. However, most habits will become a part of your daily routine after several weeks. Once you have your flow going, it is easy…
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…
After months of preparation, you’ve reached the end of the self-publishing journey. You do a quick Google search and there it is – your book listing on Amazon, Chapters, and Barnes and Noble. Excitement turns to panic as you wonder, “What do I do now?! How am I going to launch my book?” Launching your…
You’ve finally done it – your copy has been meticulously edited, you’ve spent too many hours tweaking the design of your book jacket, and now your book is ready for distribution – you’ve published your book. But just when you’re about to get that freshly-printed, new book in your hands, someone says it. It creeps…
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,…
Each year there are fewer and fewer Second World War veterans, and as they pass away, a lot of their war stories are lost with them. But WWII Canadian fighter pilot, Jack Henry Hilton, put his memories in a book so they won’t be forgotten. Tellwell published his memoir The Saga of a Canadian Typhoon…