Radu Balas, Author at Author Website

How To Self Publish From Someone Who’s Been Through It

For those of us who have already self published a book or three, we had our reasons for doing so. For those of you thinking of going this route, you may have the same reasons: you don't want to wait that long to hear back from a traditional publisher, you don't know where to begin, or if you're like me, you aren't happy with your current publisher. There are several reasons why you may to go the self publishing route, and whatever your reason, it's worth it in [...]

Radu Balas2017-05-23T09:54:47+00:00Book Editing, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Case Studies, My Blog|1 Comment

MY JOURNEY IN WRITING – A City Without Walls

As long as I have been able to write, I have always imagined becoming a famous writer one day. I fell in love with the written word and in the places that the stories took me. I published my first work in a literary magazine while in high school, but it wasn't until 2009 that I finally held my first book in my hands. My books are of a Spiritual nature and I believe were inspired by God. I knew that I wasn't writing in order to get [...]

Radu Balas2016-11-17T13:05:21+00:00Book Editing, Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog|1 Comment

A Quick Guide to Self Publishing on Createspace

The hardest part is putting all the information in the order you want as a manuscript. I think you will probably want to make a book with photographs 8.5 x 11 inches size. Novels are usually printed in 6 x 9 inch size. If you create your manuscript in the actual size you want the book, it is easier to proofread and edit it as you go along. It won’t stop you from making mistakes, but it helps. Start with a blank page as they print the book [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:15+00:00Book Publishing, Case Studies, My Blog|0 Comments

SET IT APART

One of the easiest book genres to write is children’s books. Children’s books do not have to be lengthy or got into a lot of details. The vocabulary used is simple for young children to understand. You can fill some pages with illustrations and some pages with a sentence to a short paragraph. Writing it is easy. Nothing is ever easy. Somewhere down the line, a difficulty arises. That difficulty with children’s books is not completing the project but marketing it. With a lot of writers trying to [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:19+00:00Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Case Studies, My Blog, Social Media|1 Comment

Destroy The Block

After conversing with many fellow aspiring authors over the years I’ve come across a common issue. You would think that the issue was getting started. Actually the real problem its getting passed that block that rears its’ ugly head a quarter into the process. Many authors have problems getting passed the first act. "I’ve successfully self-published two books and working on my third. Why am I saying this? Is it because I’m a show off?" At times, maybe I can be. Is it because I’m proud of the [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:20+00:00Book Publishing, Case Studies, My Blog|1 Comment

Outlines are wonderful

"Well hi there! So your probably reading this because you are a curious new author or an aspiring author. Your here because you want to widen your mind on tips for writing from other authors who have been down your path." My name is Juss Stinson and YES I am a proud author! Many authors can offer advice to you and a lot of it may even be different than another author. Don't ever feel trapped since there really are many ways to go about writing! Here are [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:21+00:00Book Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog|1 Comment

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

After graduating from high school I went directly to a job in the newsroom of the Vancouver Sun, one of the city’s big daily newspapers. It was a dream come true. "I wanted to be a crime reporter" and the thrill of being accepted as a copy runner (that is, an apprentice reporter, nowadays called an ‘intern’ which back then meant someone studying to be a doctor). I was the only girl ‘copy-boy’ working with one or two other young fellows who had the same dreams and aspirations as [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:22+00:00Book Editing, Case Studies, My Blog|1 Comment

The Road to Creativity

Creativity is a topic that has been studied and debated for many years and from many perspectives. Any attempt to identify the essence of creativity raises questions about the nature of human thought, rational or irrational, and consequently, its relationship to language. "What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning." (Werner Heisenberg) The main idea is not to "resolve" the issue of creativity for it is, by its own definition, open ended. Rather it is to raise awareness that the issue [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:24+00:00Case Studies, My Blog|0 Comments

Self Publishing Advice

Hi, I’d like to start by saying I am an indie author, going on a year and a half now. And granted I don’t know a lot. But what I do know may help you NEW AUTHORS out there. First thing is first. You need a story, something original. My first book was about a soldier, his life during the war, and then coming home and readjusting to civilian life. So I had some basic knowledge. Then there comes research. And I did A LOT of it. Google [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:25+00:00Book Editing, Case Studies, My Blog|0 Comments

Deadly Myths and Inspired Truths About Book Editing

Any decent writer knows that editing is a major part of the process, and it can be the most daunting part as well. Sure, with spelling and grammar checks on computers now day’s part of the work is done for you, but nothing beats knowing how to self-edit to make sure it’s right. Computer programs will only find misspelled words and at best misplaced commas, but it won’t correct problems where the use of the wrong word spelled correctly happen. The program cannot tell you meant to say, [...]

Radu Balas2017-03-07T09:24:26+00:00Book Editing, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Email Marketing, Marketing, My Blog|0 Comments

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