Memorial memoir reading by Elizabeth Heineman at Prairie Lights
Iowa City professor Elizabeth Heineman reads from Ghostbelly detailing grief after a stillbirth and bonding with the baby's body before burial. Also on schedule are Kodi Scheer debut reading at Prairie Lights and other local author events around Iowa City and Marion.
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University of Iowa
Elizabeth Heineman
Iowa City
Prairie Lights
Heineman
Heinemann
Elizabeth Heinemann
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubuque St
Kodi Scheer
Scheer
Marengo
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Self publishing 101: why authors choose to publish themselves
A Newport News story explains how low cost platforms like CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing sparked a cottage industry of self publishing. It profiles author David Perry who faced traditional rejection and a defunct publisher before launching Pettigrew Enterprises to publish his thrillers.
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Amazon
CreateSpace
Kindle Direct
Bowker
New Jersey
David Perry
Texas
Perry
Pettigrew Enterprises
Jeff Drifmeyer
Jake McKenzie
Drifmeyer
Williamsburg
Vanity Press
Vanity
Melanie Howard
Andrea Leidoff
Howard
Authors speak at Coralville library event Saturday
Local writers who worked with small presses or self published share tips at Coralville Public Library. They will meet authors in Meeting Room A and Schwab Auditorium at 1401 Fifth St. Coralville, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Coralville
Publishing Possibilities and Indie Self-Publishing Trends
The article contrasts traditional and indie publishing paths, detailing ISBN roles and midlist dynamics. It profiles authors Perry Drifmeyer Marliss Melton and others, noting high royalties up to 70 percent with self publishing and cautioning vanity presses.
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