Self Publishing Spotlight: From Darkness to Light
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Dramatically subtitled My Journey Back from a Brain Filled with Blood, From Darkness to Light, published by Outskirts Press, is a rousing story about Lynn Roby’s life of miracles as she fights her way back from alcoholism and from a ruptured brain aneurism and continues on with a successful career helping thousands of others recover from this deadly disease. After brain surgery and debilitating pain from her ruptured aneurism, Lynn came to believe that her creator allowed her to survive because “her work here was not done.” Turning to holistic healing techniques like yoga and acupuncture, she was able to overcome her own physical condition, just as she had been able to recover from an addiction to alcohol earlier in her life. |
| From Darkness to Light is the remarkable story of this journey.Prior to her aneurysm Lynn tells of her surrender to and recovery from alcoholism and her career helping others similarly afflicted. Her tale is meant to inspire not only those who have suffered from aneurysms, alcoholism or abuse, but also those who can relate to such pain and suffering and find hope in Lynn’s own words of courageous recovery.From a life dangerously close to an early end, Lynn has gone on to establish The Gettysburg Holistic Health Center, a Kripalu affiliated studio, where she helps others transform their lives from turmoil to surrender as they learn from her the faith and hope that carried her through.
At her Pennsylvania center, Lynn promotes the two ingredients one needs to begin a healthy life. One must have roots for a sense of belonging and connection that gives one a sense of safety and security about one’s own identity. One must also have wings to soar in order to achieve the freedom to be autonomous and to be able to accomplish one’s dreams. Lynn Roby’s From Darkness to Light is an inspirational story that shows the miracles one’s life can be rewarded with when one takes a journey of faith, courage and hope. |
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About the Author:
Lynn lives in Carroll Valley, PA, with her husband, Bill, and their Samoyed, Abigail. She is a mother blessed with four sons and with beautiful grandchildren who fill her life with joy and fun. Lynn is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and A LifeForce yoga practitioner. She continues to study at The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, MA. She is also a Masters level Addictions Specialist as well as a Reiki Master. She and her husband are the founders and owners of The Gettysburg Holistic Center, a therapeutic sanctuary located in beautiful, natural surroundings just outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Self Publishing Holiday Printing & Shipping Schedule
Santa Claus may be able to travel around the world in the blink of an eye, but books can’t! Even with lightning fast print-on-demand technology, books still need a certain amount of time for manufacturing and shipping.
As the holiday season approaches, book production reaches peak capacity as hundreds of thousands of authors from all corners of the globe order copies of their books for family, friends, and relatives. What a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season — with a freshly published book in the hands of your loved ones!
We want to be sure your season is filled with holiday cheer, so if you plan on ordering copies of your published book for delivery in time for Christmas, please place your order no later than December 1, 2009.
Sure, your books will probably arrive a few days early, but that’s better than a few hours late, right? This is for domestic ground shipping within the continental United States. If you’re aiming for a different holiday, and/or if you live outside the continental United States, adjust your ordering date accordingly.
We’re assuming an average shipping timeframe via UPS of 5 days, but keep in mind — UPS becomes over-burdened during the holiday season, too.
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New Year Cards for Self-Published Authors
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Want to send out a New Year mailing to promote your book? Outskirts Press now offers personal and customized New Year Greeting Cards, featuring your published book! Greeting cards are 4.25”x 6” on Premium 14 pt. gloss cover stock. These cards are full color, front and back, and scored for easy folding. The front of the card recognizes the occasion. The inside-left of the card highlights your single book, along with the title, the author name, the cover image, and the webpage address. The inside-right of the card is blank so that you can personalize each card with a handwritten message before folding and mailing them in the included white envelopes. Greeting cards come in quantities of 250. Outskirts Press authors can also order Custom US First Class Postal Stamps to send out these promotional mailings. Both of these optional marketing products can easily and conveniently be added from the Marketing Options screen of their author’s center. *Production, printing and shipping can take up to 3-4weeks. Order now to allow plenty of time to receive your cards for a timely holiday promotional mailing. |
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Self-Publishing Authors Participating in the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair (Buchmesse) remains the publishing world’s most important annual book marketing event. Beyond the high-visibility sales and publicity campaigns, much more is going on behind the scenes. A quorum of the world’s international rights agents descend upon Frankfurt in search of fresh and exciting titles. And while larger contracts involving celebrity authors and major publishing houses are negotiated, signed, and announced during the show, the Buchmesse continues to offer an excellent forum for the discovery and contracting of titles from independent publishers. Since Frankfurt is a vital component of the publishing world’s economic engine, simply being part of the scene, on any scale, is sound business. Recognition at Frankfurt is a lesser-known title or author’s first important step onto the global stage.
The following books published by Outskirts Press participated in the Frankfurt Book Fair this year:
Book Fair space is available in limited quantities on a first-come, first served basis. Outskirts Press authors can save 25% on 4 major book events throughout the year (London, BEA, Beijing, Frankfurt) with the Global Book Tour package. Or, to register for the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair a la carte, visit the Marketing Options screen of your author’s center today.
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Custom T-Shirts for Self-Publishing Authors
Is there a cooler, more unique way to promote your book than by wearing it?
Not only are these custom t-shirts a great conversation starter, and a great wardrobe choice for book fairs, author signings, and other events, but they also make great gifts for family and friends.
Now that your book is published and no longer in your head, put it to your back with these high quality shirts.
Each t-shirt is:
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Your t-shirt will be customized with the front cover of your book on the front!
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Your t-shirt will be customized with the back cover of your book on the back!
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These custom t-shirts come in a wide variety of both adult or children’s sizes.
Important: After you order your shirt, we will contact you via email for your size preference, based upon the size chart below. We cannot complete your order until you respond to our inquiry about your preferred t-shirt size.
Outskirts Press authors can order these Custom T-Shirts at any time easily and conveniently from the marketing options page in the Author’s Center.
**Since these t-shirts are custom-made, refunds are not available once the order is placed.
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