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PART NINE (Conclusion) Direct Competition with Amazon (09/11/24)

PART NINE (Conclusion) Direct Competition with ...

Thank- you- Booklet, Personal appearances, Cleaning out the Basement. In January I was on vacation in Mexico with both my brother and sister—first time the three of us spent time...

PART NINE (Conclusion) Direct Competition with ...

Thank- you- Booklet, Personal appearances, Cleaning out the Basement. In January I was on vacation in Mexico with both my brother and sister—first time the three of us spent time...

PART EIGHT Now It’s Printed, How do we sell it? (09/07/24)

PART EIGHT Now It’s Printed, How do we sell it?...

Facebook, Instagram, Podcasts, YouTube Channel and more Of course, once a book is completed, it needs to be sold. Part of my contract with Skyhorse required that I personally purchase...

PART EIGHT Now It’s Printed, How do we sell it?...

Facebook, Instagram, Podcasts, YouTube Channel and more Of course, once a book is completed, it needs to be sold. Part of my contract with Skyhorse required that I personally purchase...

PART SEVEN Final Edits and Choice of colors (08/30/24)

PART SEVEN Final Edits and Choice of colors (08...

Finalizing the Book –Contents, Blurbs, Foreword and more. During my final edit pass through the memoir section of the book, before sending to Skyhorse, I had noted where illustrations would...

PART SEVEN Final Edits and Choice of colors (08...

Finalizing the Book –Contents, Blurbs, Foreword and more. During my final edit pass through the memoir section of the book, before sending to Skyhorse, I had noted where illustrations would...

PART SIX--How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer to you Kitchen

PART SIX--How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer...

PART SIX Recipe Testing and Design Challenges (08/20/24) Recipe Testing and Preparing for Print What I thought would be the final step: I had to write an introduction and a closing...

PART SIX--How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer...

PART SIX Recipe Testing and Design Challenges (08/20/24) Recipe Testing and Preparing for Print What I thought would be the final step: I had to write an introduction and a closing...

Part Five: How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer to you Kitchen

Part Five: How This Book Got from Ron’s Compute...

How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer to you Kitchen Part Five: The Negotiation and Editing Process (08/06/24) Finalizing the Contract and Polishing the Manuscript I connected with a long-time...

Part Five: How This Book Got from Ron’s Compute...

How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer to you Kitchen Part Five: The Negotiation and Editing Process (08/06/24) Finalizing the Contract and Polishing the Manuscript I connected with a long-time...

Part Four: Exploring Self-Publishing Options (07/30/24)

Part Four: Exploring Self-Publishing Options (0...

How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer to you Kitchen Part Four: Exploring Self-Publishing Options (07/29/24) Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing The next step was researching self-publishing. This is where the...

Part Four: Exploring Self-Publishing Options (0...

How This Book Got from Ron’s Computer to you Kitchen Part Four: Exploring Self-Publishing Options (07/29/24) Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing The next step was researching self-publishing. This is where the...