Dog Eared: A Year's Romp Through the Self-Publishing World - Softcover

Nikola-Lisa, W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997252448 ISBN 13: 9780997252446

Publisher: Gyroscope Books, 2017

Synopsis

During a yearlong office-cleaning project the author reflects on his life as a writer and as a reader, addressing several themes: the place of physical books in an ever-increasing digital age, the impact of social media on publishing's rapidly-changing landscape, the skill set an author needs to survive in today's publishing world, and the author's measured transition from traditional author to independent author/publisher. Written in four parts reflecting the four seasons of the year, W. Nikola-Lisa offers fifty-two brief sketches of his life as an author, a reader, and a book collector. A fascinating, but quick read filled with insight and humor.

About this title

From the Author

I didn't set out to write a book. I set out to clean my office. That was my 2016 New Year's resolution, which, by the way, I never make. Ever. It all started because of the IRS (that's right, blame it on the government). What does the IRS demand of every self-employed author? Inventory accountability, that's what. Excuse me, but how many books do you have squirreled away in your attic? Once I embarked on Inventory Counting Day (dressed as a coal miner since I had to navigate a few crawl spaces in my attic), I got the brilliant idea to count--and clean--every single book on the bookshelves in my office. And how many books might that be? I don't know, but I swear the house is sinking beneath my office because of the weight of them all. Of course the house isn't sinking beneath my office (at least I don't think so), but I do have a lot of books. So, as soon as I finished Inventory Counting Day, I started the onerous task of cleaning every bookshelf in my office. Let's see: four 10½-foot walls of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves divided by four seasons of the year equals one wall per season). That's manageable. It's just going to take an entire year to complete the project. And it did, resulting in my latest work titled Dog Eared:A Year's Romp Through the Self-Publishing World.

About the Author

W. Nikola-Lisa's interest in writing books began as an elementary school teacher.  He is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning Bein' With You This Way, Shake Dem Halloween Bones, and How We Are Smart.  His writing spans a variety of age levels and genres, and includes: Dragonfly: A Childhood Memoir, Dear Frank:  Babe Ruth, the Red Sox, and the Great War, Magic in the Margins, The Men Who Made theYankees, and, his latest work, Dog Eared: A Year's Romp Through the Self-Publishing World.  An accomplished musician and storyteller, Mr. Nikola-Lisa enjoys sharing his writing experiences with audiences nationwide.  For more information about his published work, please visit him online at nikolabooks.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gyroscope Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0997252448
• ISBN 13: 9780997252446
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 354