Big Announcement - Book on its Way!

Time to fess up.  I made a decision a few months ago - round about October or November - that I would self-publish.  It wasn't a new idea.  It was Plan A back in 2006, but I wanted to snoop around the traditional publishing world first, to see what was on offer.  The idea of my writerly self and my entrepreneurial self being let loose on the same project excited me.  As the new and shiny world of e-publishing got newer and shinier, I lusted after it even more.  When I pulled together statistics about the earnings of traditionally published writers, and the time-frame for publication, the shininess of the alternative was almost blinding, and I gave in to my guilty longing to be an indie author.  

I sent out some missives.  'Dear ***, Thank you for considering my manuscript but I am no longer seeking representation.  Yours etc...'  It was unexpected - and flattering - to be challenged on this, but I stood by my decision.  Brave or idiotic?  Too soon to say.

There are so many reasons behind this choice.  Some are general and others are personal to me.  It certainly is not the path for everyone, and there is much work to be done that I could have avoided if I chose the traditional route, but I am learning every day.  I planned to keep it to myself until the last second but then I realised I'm cheating everyone out of the journey.  The blog is From Brain to Bookshelf, after all.  Any advice on ISBNs, etc would be very gratefully received.

The first bound galley is on its way here.  Doubtless, there will be much editing to do when it arrives.  The cover is complete, but I need to see how it looks on the physical book, and I have a book vid!  Wanna see?

Big Announcement - Book on its Way!

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Writers! Exercise your Bragging Rights. Final Booktrust Blog is all About You!

My Thanks to All. You have Bragging Rights!

Can't believe what they wrote about my guest blogs. Such an honour to be asked to blog by Booktrust and their comments were the icing on the twittery pudding. This post is my last for them and it'll only be up a few days so please take the chance to exercise your bragging rights. This one's for you if you even voted once for me in Ms Twitter or if you follow http://WordNerdArmy.blogspot.com or have supported me in any way through this. Get your comments up on their site and be seen. Say how you feel about the 11 issues you voted for (on the Word Nerd Army site). Let them know how much you care about books, literacy, libraries and words. Tell the world what you put into this campaign. It's not all about me. This is about you.

You've earned it.

Rebecca x

http://news1.rebeccawoodhead.com
(If you haven't read the 1st one yet, read the one beneath first when you reach Booktrust's blog)

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Booktrust Guest Blog is Up!

Words about me from Booktrust...

Our Twitter page has put us in contact with diverse parts of the publishing industry, from publishers to writers to book bloggers to parents and carers who benefit from our bookgifting. One of the more interesting personalities on our Twitter feed has been aspiring author Rebecca Woodhead. Author of two books and unpublished, she has been using the internet to her advantage, to build up a loyal following of visitors to her blog and writings. Then she was nominated for Ms Twitter UK, a Twitter competition pitting her against celebrities like Lily Allen and Fearne Cotton and their extensive fanbases. Mobilising her band of followers, cutely named the Word Nerd Army, and rallying publishers, agents and literary types alike (including Twitter god Stephen Fry), Rebecca won Ms Twitter UK, with the motto 'the pen is mightier than the pin-up', promising to help promote literature and reading and aspiring authors and libraries, all issues close to the heart of Booktrust. Now with a land of opportunities awaiting her following her victory, Rebecca has written two blogs for us, this week on how she came to write her novel and use the internet to help promote it and in the next blog on how she won Ms Twitter UK and what it means and how other writers can follow in her example of using the internet to pursue their dream of being published....

To read my article, click the bus at the top or click here... http://news1.rebeccawoodhead.com

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