This is an exciting prospect! I have a completed memoir of our Florida Trail thru-hike that I pitched to some small presses in 2016 but have not gotten around to doing some more pitching since then. Publishing is a very demoralizing process! I have recently come to think about self publishing so I'll be interested to see how yours goes along!
My father-in-law wrote a few very short memoirs and I designed the little books for him. We actually had a book binder make one of the books by hand. They turned out beautifully. It’s something we will treasure as a family.
I also get the “finding time and energy to commit to your own work”. I am in the process myself of trying to figure out what my next step should be. Starting Substack is a way for me to explore what resonates with an audience. From there maybe I’ll find the inspiration.
This is an exciting prospect! I have a completed memoir of our Florida Trail thru-hike that I pitched to some small presses in 2016 but have not gotten around to doing some more pitching since then. Publishing is a very demoralizing process! I have recently come to think about self publishing so I'll be interested to see how yours goes along!
I'll be blogging it ;-) I know it's going to be a challenge, but I want my work published and seeing it in print matters more than who publishes it.
My father-in-law wrote a few very short memoirs and I designed the little books for him. We actually had a book binder make one of the books by hand. They turned out beautifully. It’s something we will treasure as a family.
I also get the “finding time and energy to commit to your own work”. I am in the process myself of trying to figure out what my next step should be. Starting Substack is a way for me to explore what resonates with an audience. From there maybe I’ll find the inspiration.
Good luck with your new endeavor.
Having a place to explore that in the intense has been helpful 😊 But now I want it in print.
What a wonderful idea!
Thanks! We'll see how it goes...
All of this. Of course, I have to figure out how to get people to read the book once it's finished ;-)