Monday, December 1, 2014

Now Available: The IWSG Guide to Publishing and Beyond #IWSG

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group
Guide to Publishing and Beyond

Now Available!!!
And it's FREE!!!

Happy days!

Tapping into the expertise of over a hundred talented authors from around the globe, The IWSG Guide to Publishing and Beyond contains something for every writer. Whether you are starting out and need tips on the craft of writing, looking for encouragement as an already established author, taking the plunge into self-publishing, or seeking innovative ways to market and promote your work, this guide is a useful tool. Compiled into three key areas of writing, publishing, and marketing, this valuable resource offers inspirational articles, helpful anecdotes, and excellent advice on dos and don'ts that we all wish we knew when we first started out on this writing journey.

Amazon*
Barnes and Noble
Kobo 
Smashwords 
Goodreads 

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*NOTE: If Amazon still isn't offering the book for free (we've been on their case about it for a while now) then you can get your free kindle edition from Smashwords.
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Because of certain unexpected factors, I won't be able to post on Wednesday. This will be my IWSG post. Mainly I just wanted to say how excited I am about our book finally launching after months of hard work, writing, editing, collating, formatting. (I've lost count how many times I've read through it). While the IWSG team put it together--including Alex J Cavanaugh, Michelle Wallace, L Diane Wolfe, J L Campbell, Susan Gourley/Kelley, Joylene Nowell Butler and yours truly, Lynda R Young--it's a book that wouldn't have been possible without the generosity, enthusiasm and talent from our long list of contributors. You can all be super proud of this publication.

A big thank you to all the members of the IWSG who have made this group what it is today. You guys are truly awesome.



68 comments:

Rick said...

Looks Great!

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

That's right! It was a gigantic group effort. Thanks for your hard work putting it together. It will benefit a lot of people.

L. Diane Wolfe said...

LOL - And I lost count how many times I went through it making corrections. But it's finally done!

Natalie Aguirre said...

Awesome the IWSG book is out.

Pat Hatt said...

Awesome that it is out indeed

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

Release Day! So much fun and excitement.

DEZMOND said...

there's a book?

Al Diaz said...

Congratulations! It looks great!

Hart Johnson said...

Thank you to all of you who worked so hard to pull this together!

S.P. Bowers said...

Congrats on the book and good luck on your unexpected factors!

Terri Tiffany said...

So many congrats being sent your way!!!

Joylene Nowell Butler said...

We did good, eh!

Carol Riggs said...

Congrats on the release of this helpful book, woo! :) What a great group effort, along with your hard editorial work.

LuAnn @ BackPorchervations said...

Wonderful news! I can't wait to read it!

cleemckenzie said...

This is out and about everywhere! I'm back just in time.

Bish Denham said...

Downloaded and waiting to be read!

Anonymous said...

Yay! THANK YOU to all who helped make this possible!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I know, right?! You think you've found 'em all and another pops up.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

A very special book :)
(But don't wait for the movie)

Unknown said...

This is awesome! Thanks for all the info and links - I'll include it on my Friday Freebie post. Have a great week!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks, Lexa!

Neurotic Workaholic said...

Congratulations on the book! I included a link to it on my Twitter page.

Patsy said...

Congratulations to everyone involved.

Anonymous said...

Congrats to all of us who contributed. Thank you to all the coordinators who made it possible.

J.L. Campbell said...

Here, here! for the contributors.The IWSGers are a wonderful bunch! Whooo hooo!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks so much!

Mina Burrows said...

Congrats on your book!

Shah Wharton said...

Boo! It's not free in UK :( Looks great though, well done to everyone who organised and contributed to this awesome writer resource. X

shahwharton.com

Amanda said...

It's not free in the US anymore, either. Which is fine. :-) But you may want to remove that line from the post.

SittieCates said...

Congratulations to everyone! Yay!

Melissa said...

You guys did a super job. Congratulations!

Sheena-kay Graham said...

Congrats to all who contributed to this release.

Emily R. King said...

It's so great to see this talented list of writer's come together for our benefit!

Donna McDine said...

How exciting! I'm delighted to be part of it!

emaginette said...

I have my copy and shamelessly looked myself up. It's a thrill. I can't wait to read all the other articles. The book looks fantastic. Thanks for working so hard on it. :-)

Anna from Shout with Emaginette

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

It sometimes take time to convince Amazon to offer books for free. You can pick it up for free via Smashwords.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

It's only Amazon that has the lack of free issue at the moment. Sadly, that's the way Amazon does things. You can pick up your free kindle version from Smashwords.

clarbojahn said...

I must have missed the free deadline but was happy to get it for under one dollar for kindle. I have been stalking this blog and other insecure writer sites for so long now, it has become like home.

Thanks so much, Lynda and all the other authors who put their time into it. Can' t wait to read it. :)

DEZMOND said...

Sorry to hear about Lady Cortana, today :((

Amanda said...

Thank you!

Stephanie Faris said...

Congratulations to all of you. That's awesome!

Juneta key said...

I have my copy. I am honor to be included in this project among such great company. Wishing You A Happy Holiday Season.

Denise Covey said...

Just downloaded my copy. It's $1.15 from Amazon AU. Lucky us! Can't wait to read the entries.

Denise:)

Unknown said...

I heard about this and just wanted to swing by and say congrats! :)

Chrys Fey said...

The team kicked butt with this! Thank you to you and everyone else for all the hard work.

P.S. I mentioned you in a poem on my blog. :D

Suze said...

How lovely that Chris mentioned you in a poem, sweets. :)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

I hope you both enjoy the read and get a lot of helpful tips from it. I certainly did!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Ha, everything costs more in Australia. Enjoy the read!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Thanks, Mike.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Ha, Chrys, that's such a brilliant poem. Thanks too for the mention. :)

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Very sweet :)

Christine Rains said...

Woo-hoo! Congratulations! The book is awesome. :)

Tammy Theriault said...

it's good to know that we help each other out so much, we write about it...like in a book! hey sweet Lynda!!

Empty Nest Insider said...

Thanks for working tirelessly on the IWSG Guide, Lynda! It looks wonderful, and I know I'll refer to it often!

Julie

Nicholas C. Rossis said...

Bought! Thank you for all your hard work :)

Judging by the stats, it looks like it was much appreciated:

#7 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Reference > Writing, Research & Publishing Guides > Publishing & Books
#16 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Reference > Words, Language & Grammar
#41 in Books > Reference > Writing, Research & Publishing Guides > Publishing & Books

Awesome! :)

Nick Wilford said...

Fantastic news! I know what it is to turn an anthology around in short form. No mean feat. Congrats to everyone who contributed!

Vanessa Morgan said...

The book looks great. I've downloaded it and will start reading soon. Have a lovely weekend.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Ha, I hadn't looked at the stats yet. I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing them.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Aw, thanks, Dezzy. It's been especially hard because she was always there for twelve years. The best writing companion ever. I miss the snuggles and everything else about her.

Unknown said...

Reconnecting with everyone, Lynda, after Google destroyed my blog by removing all my photographs when they took over Picasa. Have finally had the courage to begin again!

Nas said...

I just downloaded, looking forward to reading it.

Ava Quinn said...

Such great news that the book is out. You all worked so hard on it! When I spoke to Susan (Gourley) on Saturday at our writer's Christmas party, she was really happy it was available for everyone, and a little relieved too. It was such a huge undertaking. Thank you to you and the others for working so diligently on it!! You guys rock!!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

Oh my goodness, Carole. I'm so sorry to hear that! Best wishes for starting over.

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

It is a big relief it's finally out. I've lost count how many times I've read through the book in all its entirety, making sure it was right.

Unknown said...

Thank you, Lynda, looking forward to reading the book.

Kittie Howard said...

Can't wait to dive into this treasure. Thank you for all that you did to help make it such a success!

Blue Grumpster said...

Congrats on the book!

Akanksha Jain said...

Seems interesting. Will definitely look forward to read this book. BTW hearty congratulations on this achievement.