I’m sure many of you know that Yvonne is a freelance writer and editor, award-winning Amazon.com bestselling author, podcast host, blogger extraordinaire, newsletter publisher, Internet marketing guru, and an outstanding keynote speaker who enjoys making people laugh.
She is a graduate of American Institute of Holistic Theology where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Metaphysics. Her style of writing is lovingly controversial and challenges people’s belief systems in order to help them move past what she calls “Sunday School mentality.” She has earned Platinum Expert Author status for her 170+ articles on spirituality, death, afterlife, spirit communication, suicide, and politics published on ezinearticles.com as well as many other online article directories.
As a ghostwriter and editor, Yvonne enjoys helping people get their message into a well-written book or article that is ready to publish. Yvonne is the owner of Writers in the Sky Creative Writing Services. Her personal strengths include excellent communication, writing and editing skills, publicity and marketing, team writing, and business management.
Yvonne’s newest endeavor is The Sid Series ~ A Collection of Holistic Stories for Children. Having self-published a bedtime children’s book myself, I was curious how Yvonne went about self-publishing her book.
Yvonne's Self-Publishing Process:
By: Karen Cioffi,
on 8/1/2009
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Welcome to VBT - Writers on the Move August tour. It’s my pleasure to host the youngest member of our group, Heather Paye. At only 15-years-old, Heather is a published author. It’s refreshing to see a young lady with great determination and confidence.
Lets start with a synopsis of Heather’s book, A Gift from Above.
Celia Meyers gets everything that she wants, but when she requests a sibling and gets it, it's not all that she expected at all. Her parents ignore her, threaten to send her to a "summer camp" and the worst possible things happen to her all of the time. Finally she can't take it anymore, so she confides in her best friend Tommy Hanson, about searching for her long lost nanny Milicent Potter. But when she finds Millie, she learns some disturbing facts that she's not quite sure what to do with.
Celia visits with Tommy and discovers his true feelings towards her. At the ending Celia becomes somewhat of a hero as she saves a young boy in a car accident.
The book starts out when she is 8 and progresses through her life until she is 16.
And now for a wonderful review:
5.0 out of 5 stars A GIFT FROM ABOVE BY H. C. PAYE, April 19, 2009
By Joyce l. Paclik (bellevilleil)
IN READING THIS BOOK IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. IT WAS HARD TO PUT THIS BOOK DOWN WITHOUT PROCEEDING FURTHER. I FOUND THIS READING MATERIAL VERY CLOSE TO THE HEART READING. IT IS A BOOK I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR ALL THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS YOUNG WRITER I FEEL WILL GO VERY FAR IN WRITING MORE BOOKS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
You can get your copy of A Gift From Above at:
CreateSpace
Amazon Kindle
Amazon
And, you can learn more about Heather at:
http://heatherpaye.blogspot.com
Please be sure to stop back here on Monday, August 3rd, for an interview with Heather Paye.
Also, don't forget to stop by the other members' sites and leave a comment. You could be the lucky winner of the Mystery Site Give-away!
If you're an author and want to learn more about VBT - Writers on the Move, please contact me at: [email protected].
Talk to you soon,
Karen Cioffi
Thank you for posting this, Karen, and for being so supportive of The Sid Series. Happy Thanksgiving!
Yvonne
This is great advice, Yvonne. I did not realize you could go as low as 30% with Lightning Source. Do you by chance know if a person can change their % after they have already put in thier % with LS? My books are through them, but at a higher %.
I continually learn from you and am so grateful.
Barbara Techel
Author of the Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog Book Series
Frankie is mascot for National Disabled Pet Day & Wisconsin Pet Hall of Fame Companion
www.joyfulpaws.com
If you are a publisher with Lightning Source, you can change your price, discount, or any other information by accessing your account on their Web site.
It's my pleasure, Yvonne. I'm glad to be a part of your tour.
And, the article has great information.
Karen
Love your Blog :)
Hi, Sandie,
Thanks!
Karen
This information on self-publishing is priceless. I'm getting ready to self-publish again so I needed the update.
Maxine Thompson
http://www.maxinethompson.com
Author of Upcoming novel, Hostage of Lies, Black Expressions Book Club,
Available Nationwide
Due out December 1, 2009
Maxine, I'm glad to be able to help you with this information. I'm really enjoying my virtual blog tour. So many wonderful people like you and Karen make it possible!
Cheers!
Yvonne
Just want to say I loved being part of this tour and I'd love to stay connected with fellow, caring bloggers. Many on this tour of know how important I think tours are for letting us share what we have written with others. And I'm especially eager to share Yvonne's amazing story.
Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Author of the multi award-winning The Frugal Book Promoter, www.budurl.com/TheFrugalBkPromo
Thanks for the comment, Carolyn. You are one person with whom everyone should stay connected !
Yvonne, I agree - Carolyn's the WOMAN!
I wish you much success with your tour.
Karen
Just catching up on the blog tous and I must say that I like what I've seen so far. Good luck, Yvonne.
I'm glad to see new folks stopping by the blogs I've visited on my tour!
I'm enjoying it. Learning a lot about my cousin that I missed growing up.
Yvonne, thanks for running through several iterations of the self-publishing process. Your comments show the elements that must be aligned before the author is in control of her creative work and the business of bringing it out in the world.
Janet Riehl
Janet, thanks for your wonderful support on my blog tour.