Based in Victoria, BC, Canada, since 2010 our activities include:
- Curating self-publishing resources to help writers new to self-publishing.
- Designing “Gifts for Bibliophiles”.
- Offering blogging space for writers and others to share information about self-publishing experiences and/or expertise.
- Publishing our own books.
- Memoir and self-publishing consultation.
- Self-publishing workshops (see below).
Why is Self-Publishing Important?
Self-publishing can be a profound vehicle for individuals to discover purpose and express their creative voices. It is a way to capture and share life’s narratives and insights, not only for the present, but also for the future.
Writers are the heartbeat of our culture, serving as a reflection of society, keepers of its memories, and inventors of its futures. Memoirists are going to be especially important to document real human experiences vs an AI (artificial intelligence) synthetic version of what it means to live a human life in the real world.
About our Book projects
In 2023 Economic Offramp was published. Since 2017, we have also helped a limited number of local writers bring their personal projects into book form. From 2014 to 2017 we published several editions of My Help Book BC. Our first publishing project was a child-authored children’s book set in Victoria BC.
Writing workshops
Since 2010 we’ve held several self-publishing workshops with authors and publishing experts. Expert speakers at our workshops have included:
- Bruce Batchelor: founder of Print-On-Demand (POD) publishing
- Joyce Sandilands: promotion and sales of best-selling local history fiction series
- Rebecca Kennel: author of ‘Victoria Bench-by-Bench’
- Grant McKenzie: international thriller novelist
- Matthew Ashdown: writer and former author coach
- Peggy Richardson: ebook publishing expert
- Harry Leslie Smith shared his journey to write and self-publish his memoirs in 2011. Notably, Harry was 86 when he wrote and self-published his first memoir with the help of his son. Subsequently, he became a regular contributor to The Guardian and then a best-selling author. He had readers and supporters around the world. He died at age 95 in 2018.
Writing workshops are currently on hold.
In addition, be sure to check out Inspiring Quotes from self-published authors.
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