March 6, 2012
“I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
We are smack dab in the middle of Read an e-Book Week!
More and more Americans are gaining access to the internet through WiFi. No longer tethered to desktop computers, communicating through digital devices in most communities, is possible even when we are on the go. Many people have traded in their telephone landlines for wireless phones. Smart Phones and i-phones are very handy for accessing electronic bookstore catalogs if you do not have a Kindle, a Nook or any other brand of digital reader.
If you have a hand-held device already, why not join in on Read an e-Book Week? It involves no monetary investment at all. There are plenty of e-books you can download for free or for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. A trip to the bookstore or to the library is no longer necessary to pick up a good read. You probably have what you need to locate and download a fulfilling book right in your hand!
What do you like to read? Fiction, non-fiction, mystery, chick lit, mind-body-spirit, detective stories or comic books? E-books are now available in most genres or categories of literature. Books for young readers and academic textbooks in are available in digital format, too.
Think what sustainable publishing will mean to this new generation of readers as they grow up. They are witnessing the building of a strong foundation for green publishing now. Print on demand publishing and e-books means a reduced number of books will end up in landfills. That is a good thing!
Although Read an e-Book Week is designated from March 4 to 11th, the beauty of independent on-line bookstores is you can gain access 24/7! No locked doors at any time. Pick up a book whenever you want – the store is always be open.
It is a very exciting time for independent publishers. Do you have story to tell? Join in!
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February 29, 2012
“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.” ~ Joel Osteen
Ok – so today my mind is out of control. So what if I am thinking about filters. I’ve thought about much worse things before. I am consumed with filters – air filters, water filters, coffee filters, filters on camera lenses and such. If I made a list of items that have filters, it would be quite long.
What is the definition of filter anyway? According to Webopedia, http://bit.ly/y5xShO A filter is: “A pattern through which data is passed. Only data that matches the pattern is allowed to pass through the filter.”
Consider how filters apply to lives rather than things. If we lived by the definition of filter by only permitting information that matches a certain standard to pass through our brains, we could ultimately control our life experience. In other words, setting a pattern of thinking positive things, and not letting negative thoughts and emotions enter into the equation would bring life altering change. Wouldn’t it?
Hey, now! There is some validity to that. As a writer, whenever I begin to think “I don’t know what to write” or “I don’t know how to put it down on paper” I may as well be building walls rather than blogs. Time to call it a day.
With positive feelings or with no preconceived notions of what I am going to write, and by letting the free flow of thought fill the paper, the best results come.
Affirmative thoughts bring affirmative action, fulfilling thoughts bring fulfilling things. Affirmative thoughts bring affirmative action, fulfilling thoughts bring fulfilling things. Affirmative thoughts…….
Ahhh – My writer’s mantra is working. “Visualize and achieve” thoughts have kicked in. Perhaps being consumed with filters was good for me after all. Merci beaucoup!
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February 22, 2012
Marriage is a promise. Not just between the couple but to the community at large, to generations past and to those yet to be born. ~ Heritage.org
Why do people decide to independently publish a book? Often times it is because they want to educate and inform. The author of Out of Focus …Again, Ann Kochenberger had exactly that motive in mind, when she decided to publish her book.
Ann wanted to share, with others, her struggles with depression and how she has found personal success in living a fulfilling life despite having bi-polar disorder. This disease affects more than 17 million people, in the United States alone.
Unabashedly, and with good humor too, Ann describes how her bouts of depression have affected her relationship with her husband of more than 30 years, her parenting and with her family, too.
Finding My Way Back from Depression, Ann’s new e-book directly speaks to the coping strategies that saved her from debilitating symptoms of depression.
Gary Kochenberger, PhD has much of value to say in his companion e-book Depression…A Guide for Caregivers from the role of being a protector and nurturer of a loved one with the disease. He shares his perspectives on how their marriage has survived, how the caregiver can be pro-active in learning about the disorder, some of the mistakes Gary has made, trigger points that a partner can watch for and help their loved one avoid.
If someone you know suffers the effects of bi-polar disorder, these companion books are great resources. The books are written from very personal and non-clinical points of view. The book in-print Out of Focus…Again as well as Ann and Gary’s e-books can be ordered on-line through www.outoffocusagain.com. The e-books are also sold through Amazon.
Both Ann and her husband Gary are dedicated to helping others who are trying to cope with a loved one with bipolar disease. As a couple, they frequently speak to groups and families about depression and bipolar disorder.
Check in on author Ann Kochenbergers’s blog on www.outoffocusagain.com. She shares all kinds of information about living a fulfilling life with bi-polar disorder.
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February 7, 2012
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. “ ~Buddha
Have you noticed that the way we select reading material has changed with the arrival of e-books? Now we have more to go by than just reading reviews on the back cover and the flaps of the book. Many authors are offering sample chapters or abbreviated versions of their books on-line to get us hooked. It works!
Last night I searched Google i-books and downloaded a sample of a non-fiction publication by Susan Cain. The title of the e-book is Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. A monkey is now on my back!
Being a life time consumer of self-help books, the sample left me wondering whether I am truly an introvert. Just prior to the end of the sample book, is a brief test that is designed to determine if you are a true introvert. It is similar to a Myers-Briggs personality test. My score indicates that perhaps I am an ambivert. In other words, I have tendencies toward being both introverted and extroverted.
I must read on to begin fulfilling my need to examine the degree of introversion that I possess and how to best use my traits for success.
Good job, Susan Cain. Your book sample grabbed me enough to want to finish the book. Now, I must just find the time to purchase it and carry on.
For more information on this fascinating read that analyzes the psyche and how an introverted personality can be used to your advantage in life and business, please follow this link. http://bit.ly/ywojam.
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February 2, 2012
Today on All Things Fulfilling, we are going to veer from the norm. Instead of communicating through words, I offer up some views of twenty outstanding bookstores in the world.
On this blog site we do a lot of chattering about selling books through e-commerce. It is the most effective way for independent publishers to sell their books. But, I, for one, hope bookstores never disappear.
The experience of entering into the doors of these featured bookstores can not even be described. You have to see for yourself. Take a tour because most of these brick and mortar bookstores are in far off reaches of the world. It may be the only chance you will get see what is inside! Here is a preview picture to draw you in. This bookstore is the Livravia Lello in Porto, Portugal.
If I have whetted your curiosity for more, enter through the doors of more bookstores through this link!
http://bit.ly/y6ChhU
Happy Travels everyone, while you are there, pick up a book for me!
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February 1, 2012
“Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing but nobody else does.”
~ Stewart Henderson Britt b. June 17, 1907
I found in this quote in H.A. Levin’s book Quotations for Successful Living. Even 100 years after the quote was written it has relevance today. What an appropriate quotation for independent publishers to take notice of.
“How can anyone NOT know what you are doing in this day and age of digital technology?” I ponder. With the power of the internet, it is hard not to be seen.
Knowing how to use digital technology and the world-wide-web to sell any kind of product or service can be a very powerful thing. It takes a little education and training for businesses to learn how to promote themselves and become visible on world-wide-web.
If you are an independent publisher selling your books, music or films over the internet through e-commerce, e-marketing is a must. They go hand in hand. A mistake that too many independent publishers make is forgetting to think of themselves as business owners. Being successful in a business means promotion and advertising. Publishing is not just about the manuscript. It means bookselling, too. There is an article that is a good resource about this very issue.http://bit.ly/aPEx0B.
E-Marketing (social media marketing) has added a whole new dimension to advertising and promotion. It can be overwhelming and confusing at the start. Help is available, search for a company that specializes in e-commerce and e-marketing for independent publishers. They will help you come out of the dark and into the light.
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January 27, 2012
“We never know how far reaching something we may think, say or do today will affect the lives of millions tomorrow.” – B.J. Palmer
Today, we are featuring first time author Darcie Chan. She will be the first of many to come authors who have found success as an independent publisher of an electronic book. Darcie Chan is an environmental lawyer who has entered into the contemporary publishing market with her novel The Mill River Recluse.
The story, set in Vermont, is about a wealthy occupant in mysterious marble house. The main character suffers from a social disorder, limiting her to communicate through her bedroom window with a few key characters in her town. Chan weaves a story of love and friendship that has landed this fictitious novel on the New York Times best seller e-book list. Indie Reader touts the book “as real page turner.” Excellent reviews have come from Kirkus and it also holds a place on the USA Today’s list of best selling books, too.
More of 430,000 copies of Darcie Chan’s novel have been sold. It is downloadable from the leading on-line booksellers at a very affordable price of 99 cents. She has already made more than she in all likelihood would have been paid as an advance from a traditional publisher.
Darcie Chan is just one example of an author who has decided to go the digital publishing route, and has found success as an unknown writer. She has been approached by film studios who want to produce an book to film adaptation of her story, too. For more information on The Mill River Recluse, please visit www.darciechan.com.
We will continue to feature other inspiring stories about e-book authors on All Things Fulfilling. Check back with this blog site.
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January 26, 2012
“In a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.” -Warren Buffett
In this new generation of publishing, e-books are being discovered by readers all over the planet. For those who have never read an e-book there is a mix of curiosity and not knowing what to expect. Once engaged in a fulfilling e-book, the reader sees the familiar and realizes a ‘good read is a good read” whether it comes by way of digital format, in-print on paper or through audio sound.
Our life’s journey sometimes takes us into the unknown. We all have pivotal moments in our lives when we are confronted with dealing with new things. Like facing a blank canvas, getting started is the hardest part. For some, uneasiness comes with striking up a relationship with some newfangled electronic device. Whether we embrace a fresh opportunity, or not, is something that only each of us can decide for ourselves.
For those who have taken a step in buying e-books, many have found there are wonders that come with taking a risk to explore:
- Electronic reading devices allow fonts to be enlarged and clearly displayed.
- E-book selections are large and diverse.
- You can order a very affordable book and download it in less than 60 seconds.
- Electronic reading devices come in pocket size and are lightweight – some less than 6 ounces.
Still skeptical? Kindle is now available for computers at no cost and there are plenty of free e-books to download. There is no risk in that.
In 2012, www.AllThingsFulfilling.com will be highlighting authors who have given contemporary independent publishing a chance. We will be featuring writers who have invested themselves in e-book publishing and are doing quite well. Join us tomorrow for the first, of many to come, feature of e-book authors and their electronic books.
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Cheers! Here’s to a New Generation in Publishing!
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January 25, 2012
“Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world” ~~Miguel de Cervantes
I came across this quote the other day, in a litttle gem of a book by H.A.Levin called Quotations for Successful Living. Cerventes’ quote completely speaks to my blog posting of January 3, 2012 entitled Instrument of My Thoughts. It contains the essence of what All Things Fulfilling is all about.
In searching for ideas to write about in each new blog, I have come to know my own thoughts on so many issues. Blog writing has allowed me to put voice to those ideas. What began as a blogsite about the business of providing fulfillment services for independent publishers has morphed and expanded into a blogsite about all kinds of personally fulfilling things, too.
I have come to know my own thoughts about:
- Art and it’s place in my world and in the world at large
- writing and the writing process
- independently published books, films and music
- My life as it was and how I see it now, as every aspect of living and business has meshed.
- Parenting a child who has become, as an adult, a visual effects artist and filmmaker. How did that come about? Perhaps through the way he was raised? Don’t know. The jury is still out!
- My relationships with others whose lives synchronize with mine through Art and the art of living.
- Finding balance in life between work and all other fulfilling things.
I have taken Miguel de Cervantes words to heart, and I am fully engaged in a project that will some day come to fruition in the form of a book. The book will contain more independent words, thoughts and views about all things fulfilling that have created the person and the life I live today.
Have you learned lessons by making it a business to know yourself? If so, I would love to hear your comments on that train of thought. Post your comment on this site!
Please do return to our company blogsite All Things Fulfilling. In the coming weeks, I will be sharing more with you about author H.A. Levin. He has some interesting perspectives in his books about living and relationships, too.
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January 17, 2012
‘Lead with your heart; the rest of you will follow.”~ Unknown
I’ve always been a fan of check lists. There was a time in my life when every week I made a detailed list of regimented things to accomplish Monday through Friday. Now my work week is like a revolving door, no real beginning or end. It just keeps spinning back around unless I occasionally and intentionally stop it and say “I have had enough.” These words, I rarely speak. A driving force in my life is the independent publishing industry. The ride has been stimulating, thrilling and personally rewarding, too.
Some of my most successful accomplishments over the past years have come as a result of quickly acting on “promptings” or prods received through my own intuition. Learning to trust and act on stirrings rather than taking time to stop and analyze or ask why or how seems to work much better sometimes. Because my intuition told me so is often now enough. Living with the ability and flexibility to develop my foggy notions into something crystal clear, with time, allows creativity to creep in.
So, what is on the docket for this week? Other than a few scheduled appointments, the week will fill up just as it does every other week with foggy notions of what I can do to create this business of all things fulfilling for independent publishers and other inspired types seeking help.
Wednesday, I am going to act on an idea that came to me last week. I have an interview lined-up with a nationally known and very talented artist with whom I feel a spiritual connection. Her checklist, I believe, may begin much like mine. Sometimes, I’ll bet, she may feel self-imposed pressure to “Do the next right thing” but feels conflicted about how to translate that into her composition.
You will enjoy learning more about the global humanitarian efforts that this painter is involved with, through her art. Please come back. Right now I have only a foggy notion of what we will discuss in an interview, but it will become a crystal clear, fulfilling read later this week.
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Think what sustainable publishing will mean to this new generation of readers as they grow up. They are witnessing the building of a strong foundation for green publishing now. Print on demand publishing and e-books means a reduced number of books will end up in landfills. That is a good thing! 
