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Publish Like the Pros

This post contains affliate links. Self-publishing means the AUTHOR is the publisher, but you’d never know that from browsing the internet. Most authors believe a publisher is necessary, that they must sign away their rights, creative control, and revenues to offer their books to the public. This is not the case! 1106 Design’s mission isContinue reading “Publish Like the Pros”

What a Difference a Week Makes

This post contains affiliate links. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” ~ John F. Kennedy “All the world is aContinue reading “What a Difference a Week Makes”

Gain Disguised as Loss

This post contains affiliate links. The above title comes from Julia Cameron. It’s something she wrote in her book The Artist’s Way. And the huge tech glitch that happened yesterday, as I write this, might be considered one of those kinds of situations. It’s just one of lots of things happening right now that couldContinue reading “Gain Disguised as Loss”

Writing Historical Fiction That Is NOT Set in WW II

This post contains affiliate links. “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories. ~ Roger C. Shank, Cognitive Scientist Bio: Cheryl King is a dyslexia therapist and author of teen historical fiction Sitting on Top of the World, a 2022 Eric Hoffer YA winner, First HorizonContinue reading “Writing Historical Fiction That Is NOT Set in WW II”

Settle Down and Breathe Part 2

This post contains affiliate links. “In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.” ~ Deepak Chopra “In any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.” ~ Gore Vidal Yesterday, as I write this, Barry and I had lunch with our friend Dave Dahl. Dave has beenContinue reading “Settle Down and Breathe Part 2”