In a recent survey 9 out of 10 people said writing a book was on their bucket list. For generations we have learnt through sharing stories. Even today, with computers and information instantly to hand, story tellers are still in high demand. The art of sharing a story is still important whether that story be for entertainment or information we tend to remember the stories. There is no better way to tell those stories than through books where they are preserved for eternity.
My name is Karen Newton. I’m an International best-selling author of 23 books and I’ve learnt the hard way what it takes to get a book written and published along with the work involved to market a book and get it to best-selling status.
My dad, in his spare time was a writer. He had a knack for turning the most serious situation into comedy. So good was he, that in the early days of television he started to write sitcom scripts. I would help by converting his handwritten scripts into a typed version he could send to the studios.
It wasn’t until a few decades later when out of boredom, I started writing. Then going through the process of submitting manuscripts to countless publishing houses, waiting months for a reply which simply said – no.
The knowledge and experienced gained not only from working with my father but from writing my own books is pulled together into a 12 parts course – Desktop Publisher, Writing, Publishing and Marketing Your Own Book.