Lunch & Learn for October
"Going the Self-Publishing Route:
One Woman's Journey"
Friday, October 11, 2013 ~ 12noon to 1pm
Folsom Library's Fischbach Room
Janice Naylor, who works in Undergraduate Admissions, will
be October's speaker. She
acknowledges that "even if you enjoy writing, finding the right words to
express exactly what you want to say takes time and commitment. It takes a brave heart to put your story out
there for others to judge. It takes courage to assume all responsibility for
the finished product. It takes money."
Naylor self-published her first novel, Sea Story, last March
and admits "it was hard work. It
was also worth every bit of the time and energy I spent. Why did I choose to self-publish? What were the unexpected speed bumps in the
self-publishing process? Was it difficult to bless the manuscript and pass it
on to the printer? Did I use an editor
or a copy editor? What costs are
involved? How did I promote Sea
Story? Has Sea Story been
successful?"
For the answers to these questions and more, please join
us Friday, October 11th at noon in Folsom Library for a "unique
opportunity to journey through the self-publishing process from the first
chapter to the … well, now that Sea Story is out in the world, there doesn’t
appear to be an ending in sight."
Naylor was born and raised in Troy, NY. Since she began writing professionally four
years ago, her stories have been published in newspapers, on several websites
and in an anthology of regional anecdotes.
She maintains a website and blog entitled, “Red Geraniums on a
Summer Day” -- www.redgeranium.org . Sea Story is her first novel, and it was published in March 2013 by Red Geranium Books, the author's publishing company.
Adrienne Birchler
Coordinator
Friends of the Folsom Library
