Another OT post...
Well, begging the patience of my DS9 friends here, I have some news to announce.
I went ahead and self-published a book of poetry! It's from one of those print-on-demand places, this one linked with Amazon. I think it came out looking great. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Woods-poems-Beth-Madison/dp/1451502303/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267723491&sr=1-2
Here are the front and back covers:
The poems are really simple and down-to-earth. They're not quite scrawled with a crayon, but to say they're "accessible" is putting it mildly. Do any of you know Billy Collins, the poet? He was the poet-laureate here in the US for a couple of years. He was a big influence on me. Think of Billy Collins, but without the heft of academia. Well... maybe Billy Collins as a ten-year-old.
The back flap says this:
"This book of poetry chronicles the author's struggle to become fully awake and alive in her life, and as such, speaks to anyone who is looking to be 'in the moment.' As distractions of busy lives and electronic gadgets pull our attention away, this book reminds us to notice the world around us and to listen to our own thoughts and feelings. "
What do you think?
It's not really an accomplishment, in the way that it would be if I had gotten this published by a real publishing house. With vanity press, all you do is pay the money and boom! a book. But at least I decided to do it, and did it. I did it mostly for myself, and so I could share it with friends. I don't really know if these poems will/would appeal to anyone else, and I don't even have a sense of their intrinsic value, if any.
I would never dream of hawking or trying to sell anything to my friends, so if you have any interest in reading this, just let me know and I'll send you a copy, either electronically or otherwise. I'd love to get your feedback! Actually, if you do read it, maybe you could post a comment or review on Amazon. (just follow the link, or search at Amazon under my name, or the book title along with my name. There are a bunch of books that share this title, so if you just search for the title, you'll have to go to about the third page or so.) That would be awesome!
Thanks! :D
I went ahead and self-published a book of poetry! It's from one of those print-on-demand places, this one linked with Amazon. I think it came out looking great. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Woods-poems-Beth-Madison/dp/1451502303/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267723491&sr=1-2
Here are the front and back covers:
The poems are really simple and down-to-earth. They're not quite scrawled with a crayon, but to say they're "accessible" is putting it mildly. Do any of you know Billy Collins, the poet? He was the poet-laureate here in the US for a couple of years. He was a big influence on me. Think of Billy Collins, but without the heft of academia. Well... maybe Billy Collins as a ten-year-old.
The back flap says this:
"This book of poetry chronicles the author's struggle to become fully awake and alive in her life, and as such, speaks to anyone who is looking to be 'in the moment.' As distractions of busy lives and electronic gadgets pull our attention away, this book reminds us to notice the world around us and to listen to our own thoughts and feelings. "
What do you think?
It's not really an accomplishment, in the way that it would be if I had gotten this published by a real publishing house. With vanity press, all you do is pay the money and boom! a book. But at least I decided to do it, and did it. I did it mostly for myself, and so I could share it with friends. I don't really know if these poems will/would appeal to anyone else, and I don't even have a sense of their intrinsic value, if any.
I would never dream of hawking or trying to sell anything to my friends, so if you have any interest in reading this, just let me know and I'll send you a copy, either electronically or otherwise. I'd love to get your feedback! Actually, if you do read it, maybe you could post a comment or review on Amazon. (just follow the link, or search at Amazon under my name, or the book title along with my name. There are a bunch of books that share this title, so if you just search for the title, you'll have to go to about the third page or so.) That would be awesome!
Thanks! :D