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"  This information on self publishing was absolutely incredible... it's truly worth more than what I paid...I did a thorough search of the internet and just couldn't find the answers before taking this class - and you answered questions I didn't even know to have, yet. It was amazing.  "
-Lisa Haynes, Founder of Dakota House Journal

	Exploring Self-Publishing Options with Coach Kara L.C. Jones Ongoing consult to see you through the self publishing process is available through Personal Coaching with Kara in her Mother Henna work. But just for KotaPress readers, she is offering this one-time consult that includes PDF ebook detailed below plus one hour of coaching for $95. Email her to set up your session.

Available regardless of your geographic location. Tele-coaching offered for those not in the Vashon Island area.

About the eBook materials

Don't stay in the closet with your writings! Break out of the mind-washing, victim-mentality that comes with "academic discussions" about "real writers" and "real publisher" and "vanity publishing." Empower yourself to get your work out into the world! At the very least, let us suggest that you could so easily test the market and present real sales performance and audience demographics to "real publishers" by doing it yourself first. This consult and ebook is offered to answer your questions about self publishing and to point you in the right directions for doing even more research and development on your own projects. Topics cover everything from layout and book cover, to print-on-demand and copyrights, from ISBN to marketing.

Overview

Our materials contains Q&A exercise for the following topics:

• How do you get a book cover done?
• How does text layout work?
• What about the back cover of the book?
• How do you get an ISBN, Library of Congress Number, Copyright?
• How do you translate cover and text layout into a book volume?
• What happens when the books are done?
• How do you handle distribution?
• How do you handle marketing?
• How can you handle eSales?
• What other reference books are available?

 

Facilitator Biography

Kara L.C. Jones, Grief Coach & Artist, is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where she concurrently did a 3 year mentorship with Hedda Sharapan at Family Communications, Inc., producers of Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Her poetic and non-fiction works have been included in publications such as New Works Review, PoetsWest, Real Henna, Conari Press book "Meant To Be", LightHearts Publication's "Soul Trek", MISSing Angels Newsletter, American Tanka, Mother Tongue Ink's We'Moon, Honored Babies, Adams Media's Cup of Comfort series, and more.

Because she refused to give her grief writing over to the control of outside editors and publishers after the death of her son, she and her husband Hawk founded KotaPress in 1999 as a creative outlet for their expressive artworks. Her books Mrs. Duck and the Woman, Flash of Life, and Mother Henna's Coloring Book are all available through her self-publishing experience.

She is a certified Reiki Master Teacher working in this modality since 2004. She has been facilitating online and in-person workshops for over 10 years, including sessions offered at the International MISS Conferences, WA State Poets Association Burning Word festivals, and Course Bridge. She holds seats on both the WA State and National MISS Foundation boards, is a facilitator and HOPE mentor for bereaved families, and is the moderator for the Creation Station forum on the MISS national site.