Gifted

 

How we came to publish this one

This was our annual 2023 anthology. The call always goes out at our celebration event, usually the first Saturday in December. We always choose a vaguely Christmassy theme but hope that our writers will subvert it somewhat.   

The title

Yes, gifts are to do with Christmas but the word here can be interpreted as talented. Quite a few of our writers interpreted the theme that way but there were also some stories built on the idea of gifting something.   

Some notes about the process

We allowed people to submit until 28 February and then two of us awarded points for  story, interpretation of the theme, writing and professionalism. We published the  twenty-four stories that scored the most.    

The cover

We used a stock image for this, available copyright free and free from pixabay.com. It represents a more literal interpretation of the theme; it is obviously a nicely wrapped gift!   

Some notes about style

Our stories are never too much like those that would appear in a women’s magazine. They tend toward the literary but not too much so.    

Who we think the reader is

Obviously we now have a few fans and followers and each person who has contributed a story to the collection will have friends, family, fans and followers.

What else

As ever, and this brings us a great deal of joy, we have a mixture of old friends and new writers.

Review copies

It’s always great if you can buy the book and give us a review. Just click on the link to be taken to our bookshop. If you would like to review and you are strapped for cash, just get in touch for a free PDF.

 

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Creative Writing Tip Sheets

 

How we came to publish this one

I originally created these tip sheets for my U3A creative writing group. It seemed sensible to publish them. Note, they are only available via Kofi. Amazon has not got them!    

The title

This resource is exactly what it says it is. Plain and simple: Creative Writing Tip Sheets = tip sheets for creative writers.

Some notes about the process

I just gathered together information that was useful for my creative writing learners.

The cover

We used a stock image for this, available copyright free and free from pixabay.com.  We hope it captures the essence of the community creative writing group.

Some notes about style

We hope to speak directly to people relatively new to creative wring.  

Who we think the reader is

This is for those people who are just embarking on their writing career but we think it will also be useful for teachers of creative writing.

What else

This is all of my understanding of creative writing reduced to a nutshell.

Review copies

It’s always great if you can buy the book and give us a review. Just click on the link to be taken to our bookshop. If you would like to review and you are strapped for cash, just get in touch for a free PDF. 

Find your copy here     

 

Renascentia - getting your out of print books back into print

 A little more about this imprint. 

You can see it at Duosuma : https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/renascentia-riUS4 

Please submit the whole of your script.

Put the history of the script in the cover letter, confirming that you have the rights back. 

Please provide a full bio. 

Please provide a double-spaced text in common font e.g. Times New Roman font. T

his is for writers we know; i.e. those who have already been published by us or are recommended by one of our freelancers. 

It is about republishing your book that has gone out of print. 

You must be able to guarantee that you have the rights back. 

If we accept your submission: 

We design your book 

We design your cover 

We can issue the book with an ISBN (which means any book shop can find copies) 

We can hook it up to distributors which makes it visible to retailers and it will appear on web sites world-wide 

We do some marketing. 

You receive 50% of the profit for the first 200 books and 75% thereafter Y

ou can always buy books from us at 75% RRP rising to 65% if you can buy 51+ in one go.

 The main difference here with how we produce other books is that there would be no editorial input in other than a proof read. You would of course be given the opportunity to proof-read your own text. 

You may find it more advantageous to self-publish. You would have 100% of the profit. We could help you with any of the issues above but would charge a small fee. 

However, there are two routes to publication. See: https://apublishersperspective.blogspot.com/2024/05/amazon-kdp-or-lightning-source-for-your_10.html Another advantage for you would be that Amazon KDP will provide an ISBN. 

 However, a couple of important points are the ISBN – buying individual ones is expensive – and not having the advantage of our distribution and marketing.