Hope and a prayer

Last week, I submitted an application for a Fulbright writer in residence scholarship. It will be fascinating to see what comes back from that. I ended up with fab references and the process of putting my application together has helped me: I know feel comfortable with this project and have references, CVs etc lined up.

My acupuncture guru Todd talks about following your excitement. I am doing my best to follow the writer excitement and sowing seeds.

x Andrea

Navigating the publishing world

Hi everyone,

This week, my designer Tessa finished the kindle file to go on Amazon and the PDF file was put in to my online shop at http://breastcancernirvana.co.nz/shop/baring-it-all-33-tips-on-creating-a-great-future-after-breast-cancer/

I have learned that on Amazon, you have to sell $100 of stock before they pay you and when they do, my New Zealand bank will take $15 off any cheque or electronic transfer. I am not sure if it is worth selling these on Amazon at all.

I had an inspiring chat with my friend Philippa. She suggested that I just print out my eBooks and send them to publishers...so this stormy Sunday, I am doing just that. There appears to be a lot involved in this simple task - getting the eBooks printed (and delivered), buying the envelopes (and reply envelopes), writing an individual letter to each publisher, writing a synopsis for each eBook, a biography..and lastly:

Baring it All

Hi I'm excited to share the cover of my new eBook! x Andrea