Comments on: Self Publishing: The new American Idol http://tumblemoose.com/self-publishing-the-new-american-idol/ A passion for writing, a passion for books Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:39:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: darma http://tumblemoose.com/self-publishing-the-new-american-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-5044 darma Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:13:15 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=527#comment-5044 thank you george, it's a beautiful information thank you george, it’s a beautiful information

]]> By: george http://tumblemoose.com/self-publishing-the-new-american-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 george Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:09:27 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=527#comment-1726 Jessica, I'm glad this has helped. Thanks for stopping by and contributing, I look forward to more. George Jessica,

I’m glad this has helped. Thanks for stopping by and contributing, I look forward to more.

George

]]> By: jessica http://tumblemoose.com/self-publishing-the-new-american-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 jessica Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:02:09 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=527#comment-1716 Thank you, I really need to know this before buying it. Thank you, I really need to know this before buying it.

]]> By: Jude Calvert-Toulmin http://tumblemoose.com/self-publishing-the-new-american-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Jude Calvert-Toulmin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:35:58 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=527#comment-1475 Sorry the direct link for Iain's site is http://writeforyourlife.net <abbr><em>Jude Calvert-Toulmin´s last blog post..<a href="http://judecalverttoulmin.blogspot.com/2009/02/david-winge-photographer-of-cover-shot.html" rel="nofollow">David Winge - photographer of the cover shot for Mother-in -Law, Son-in-Law</a></abbr></em> Sorry the direct link for Iain’s site is http://writeforyourlife.net

Jude Calvert-Toulmin´s last blog post..David Winge – photographer of the cover shot for Mother-in -Law, Son-in-Law

]]> By: Jude Calvert-Toulmin http://tumblemoose.com/self-publishing-the-new-american-idol/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Jude Calvert-Toulmin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:34:35 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=527#comment-1474 Thank you for responding to my comment, George. I was a little wary of making such a long post about my own experience for fear of coming over a bit "me me me" but maybe that is because I'm English and we are generally very gauche and embarrassed about self-promotion. In fact on British forums being called "A shameless self-publicist" is a common insult to people following the American way of wanting to be proud of and share one's achievements in an attempt to motivate and inspire others. I should have added a couple of thankyous to my post, and that is thank you to Iain Broome for @ing me on Twitter a link to this wonderful post. For two years Iain co-ran Sheffield's premiere open-mic night for writers and poets, Words Aloud. Forcing myself to overcome my fear and perform excerpts from my work at Words Aloud in front of a packed house every month, was one of the main things that gave me the courage to go for it with respect to self-publishing. You can see some of my performances along with the performances of other writers and poets whom I filmed, on my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/judecalverttoulmin. YouTube is a very good way for writers to promote their work! My last performance at Words Aloud has had nearly 10,000 views - OK it does have the word sex in the title though ;) Anyway, Iain has now started a blog for writers who are struggling with everyday obstacles to their writing, called Write For Your Life at writeforyourlife.net, which you and some of your readers may find useful, motivating, entertaining and interesting, George. I know I do, and the comment trails are as friendly and welcoming as yours. The other thanks (gosh it's getting a bit Oscar-acceptance-speech this, considering I'm just responding to thanks on a comment trail, LOL!) has to go to my partner Brian, who has agreed to financially support me for the last 4 years so that I could devote myself to writing full time. I realise how lucky I am that all my children have now left home and my partner supports me, and that others are not in such a fortunate position... @Gina Go for it! Life is so brief, and if you don't do it now it may never happen, and something in your book could well change one of your readers' lives... btw if anyone wants to follow me on Twitter I will follow you back, I'm at http://twitter.com/jcalverttoulmin, and I'm Tweeting scheduled daily lines from a selected chapter of my novels at http://twitter.com/MILSIL and http://twitter.com/MAIC_book. <abbr><em>Jude Calvert-Toulmin´s last blog post..<a href="http://judecalverttoulmin.blogspot.com/2009/02/david-winge-photographer-of-cover-shot.html" rel="nofollow">David Winge - photographer of the cover shot for Mother-in -Law, Son-in-Law</a></abbr></em> Thank you for responding to my comment, George. I was a little wary of making such a long post about my own experience for fear of coming over a bit “me me me” but maybe that is because I’m English and we are generally very gauche and embarrassed about self-promotion. In fact on British forums being called “A shameless self-publicist” is a common insult to people following the American way of wanting to be proud of and share one’s achievements in an attempt to motivate and inspire others.

I should have added a couple of thankyous to my post, and that is thank you to Iain Broome for @ing me on Twitter a link to this wonderful post. For two years Iain co-ran Sheffield’s premiere open-mic night for writers and poets, Words Aloud. Forcing myself to overcome my fear and perform excerpts from my work at Words Aloud in front of a packed house every month, was one of the main things that gave me the courage to go for it with respect to self-publishing. You can see some of my performances along with the performances of other writers and poets whom I filmed, on my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/judecalverttoulmin. YouTube is a very good way for writers to promote their work! My last performance at Words Aloud has had nearly 10,000 views – OK it does have the word sex in the title though ;)

Anyway, Iain has now started a blog for writers who are struggling with everyday obstacles to their writing, called Write For Your Life at writeforyourlife.net, which you and some of your readers may find useful, motivating, entertaining and interesting, George. I know I do, and the comment trails are as friendly and welcoming as yours.

The other thanks (gosh it’s getting a bit Oscar-acceptance-speech this, considering I’m just responding to thanks on a comment trail, LOL!) has to go to my partner Brian, who has agreed to financially support me for the last 4 years so that I could devote myself to writing full time. I realise how lucky I am that all my children have now left home and my partner supports me, and that others are not in such a fortunate position…

@Gina Go for it! Life is so brief, and if you don’t do it now it may never happen, and something in your book could well change one of your readers’ lives…

btw if anyone wants to follow me on Twitter I will follow you back, I’m at http://twitter.com/jcalverttoulmin, and I’m Tweeting scheduled daily lines from a selected chapter of my novels at http://twitter.com/MILSIL and http://twitter.com/MAIC_book.

Jude Calvert-Toulmin´s last blog post..David Winge – photographer of the cover shot for Mother-in -Law, Son-in-Law

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