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Learning from a Cookbook Author who has Self-published with Amazon and Recently Published with Countryman Press

March 28, 2022 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

I met Craig Fear in a business networking group, and after we became housemates, we also became great friends. While we no longer even live in the same state, we remain close. Craig was a skilled

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Filed Under: All, Books, Local writers Tagged With: cookbook, Craig Fear, new book, publishing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing

How to Choose Between Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing

September 6, 2021 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: My work with new clients always begins with a conversation on the options they have for publishing, the timetables associated with those choices, and the costs. The majority of my clients choose

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Filed Under: All, Books Tagged With: guest post, publishing, self-publish, traditional publishing, writing

Prolific Valley Author to Launch New Collection

July 26, 2021 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

John Sheirer is at it again. A prolific writer of fiction and memoir, John has published a new collection of linked short fiction, “Stumbling Through Adulthood,” which carries the Janice Beetle

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Filed Under: Books, Local writers Tagged With: John Sheirer, local author, new book, publishing, short story collection, Stumbling Through Adulthood, writing community

Helping a seasoned writer tell his story

March 9, 2021 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

Nick Grabbe was a longtime editor of the Amherst Bulletin, a weekly paper that covered Amherst, Massachusetts, and was owned by the DeRose brothers, who also were the publishers of the Daily Hampshire

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: memoir, new book, nonfiction, Print and Privilege, publishing, writer

Feedback from a Client

February 8, 2021 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Charlene Moses is the author of Given to Submission: A journey of shame, truth, and forgiveness, which is available in my Shop. I believe Charlene’s memoir of her early life will resonate with adult

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business Tagged With: client book, editing, feedback, first book, Given to Submission, memoir, publishing, Q and A, writing

New Book Has a Giving Mission

November 11, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Mixed Words is a book with a mission. A giving mission. 

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Filed Under: Adventures, All, Books Tagged With: children, Children's Auction, donation, local community, Mixed Words, new book, nonprofit organization, publishing, volunteer, writing

Feedback from a Client on the Editing Process

October 14, 2020 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Recently, an author who was considering the idea of hiring me to edit and help self-publish his memoir asked if I could connect him to Judith Kelliher, the author of “A Wartime PhD,” so she could

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Filed Under: All, Business Tagged With: critique, editing, feedback, interview, manuscript, memoir, publishing, q&a, self-publish

The Evolution of a Book Name and Cover Design

September 7, 2020 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

As I considered a name for my first book, I went through a process that was methodical but not very productive in terms of getting me to a name I loved. 

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Filed Under: All, Books, Inspiration Tagged With: book, book release, Divine Renovations, editing, memoir, new book, nonfiction, publishing, Willful Evolution, writing

A Q & A with a New Author on Inspiration, Feedback

August 17, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

My summer intern, Olivia Greeley, a student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, interviewed my friend and fellow author Judith Kelliher this week about the publication of Judy’s book, “A

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Filed Under: All, Books, Local writers Tagged With: author, editing, inspiration, local author, nonfiction, publishing, Vietnam, vietnam war, writing

New Memoir, “Core Strength,” to be Released Soon!

July 21, 2020 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

Note: The name of the book has since changed to "Willful Evolution." About a year and a half ago, I asked my intern from Westfield State University to review all the blogs I’ve written over the

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Filed Under: All, Books Tagged With: core strength, inspiration, love, love ourselves, manuscript, memoir, new book, publishing, writing

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