The Poetteer

Hello Poetteers,  Self publishing can vary from being free to expensive. It depends on your skills, if you're willing to be self taught and hire out for higher quality work.  Indie author publishing tools A cover designer can run between $150-$300  An editor costs between $200-$400  There are other expenses like formatter and illustrator.  Or you could do the cover and interior by yourself on programs like InDesign which costs about $240 a year. Vellum is $250, a book formatting software for Mac.  Distributors IngramSpark is $50 - to upload a book & then $25 for each revision. Other expenses Isbns $125 - from the Bowker site (for US only). You can purchase an isbn (2 for each: paperback & ebook) to have your name and LLC attached to your book. You can also use a free one through your distributors. Their publishing company will be attached to your book. Also, you’ll have several different isbns for your book through all the distributors you use. Re...

Hello Poetteers, How to know you’re over-editing Something we all worry about is over-editing. It’s bound to happen. Over-editing is when your work is no longer moving forward. It happens when you doubt it's not good enough and are attached to what readers think. You will know when the emotion in the poems are lost and you're not excited anymore. The poems sound the same & you feel tired with the poems. There are no questions left to ask. You're focused on the same section and tiny details. You can't finish because it's hard to let go.  How to tackle it when it happens Remind yourself that you're writing for yourself. Hopefully you are saving each draft. Don’t be afraid to go back to an older version of the poems. How to prevent it Set deadlines. Take breaks in between each round and use a checklist. Send it to beta readers and an editor.  Are you looking for a poetry editor? Check out my services and snag a spot!  Stay inspired,  Fida 

Hello Poetteers,  Editing my own work is harder than editing for my clients. With my clients I see it from an outside perspective. I’m attached to my poems. I may not see the plot holes or may not pay attention to the tone of poem. Editing is a skill you can improve on. Analyze the poems you read and study the songs you listen to. Ask yourself what you like and dislike about the poems? What would you do differently?  Are you looking for a poetry editor? Check out  my services  and snag a spot!