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The Disilgold Way: Countdown 101 From Writer to Self Publisher

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Anyone familiar with the internet has probably heard of Heather Covington and her mass marketing promotion of authors, poets, and artists. In addition to her drive and commitment towards establishing herself as not only an author, but also a publisher, magazine editor, event promoter and more, she shares many of her experiences in her latest piece of work, THE DISILGOLD WAY: Countdown 101 from Writer to Self-Publisher. Beginning with a poem on how to publish one's own work, she begins her story of how she went from just a writer to a self-published one by following various steps, guidelines, and reference points.

Serving also as a tool for promoting the Disilgold Literary Network Association (DLNA) Members, THE DISILGOLD WAY covers areas of writing, publishing, and promoting, and is one way the author strives to give back to those who have helped her along the way. Ms. Covington includes checklists for writers, pros and cons of Print-On-Demand publishing, marketing suggestions, and a myriad of other items of interest to the writer thinking of self-publishing their work. She also offers advice and tips on taking care of yourself, becoming more organized, and my favorite, the five principles of success formula: integrity, quality, professionalism, service, and dedication to your mission statement. Another part I enjoyed from this book is Covington's focus on inspiring and motivating, not only others, but also yourself as you're writing the book. In whole, it is a hodge-podge of information helpful to those who need not only guidelines, but also examples of the stepping-stones needed in the publishing world.

While this book is quite informational, it's also a bit bulky in content and some of the content would work better as appendices instead of being included in the actual text. Information such as bios on various authors and literary enthusiasts is a great resource to have, but it seemed to be out of place, and slowed down the main focus of the book. I would love to see a lot of the examples and checklists pulled out of the book and an accompanying workbook developed to house this information. Additionally, THE DISILGOLD WAY is a bit repetitive in several chapters and could use quite a bit more editing to trim out the fat, correct grammatical and other typographical errors.

In spite of the aforementioned things, this book is a true testament of the author's dedication towards her dream of writing. It is not only motivational for the unpublished writer who would like to become successful, but is also inspiring as we read of Ms. Covington's success and desire to support others in the industry. It always interests me to see someone take their passion and thrive from it, but to give back to others and share what you have already learned is also to be commended.

One of my favorite lines from the book, "To have longevity as a self-publisher requires patience, and an internal need to be right with Self." I enjoyed this and hope other authors, aspiring and already successful will take this tidbit of information and mold their creative influences around it. (RAW Rating: 3.5)

Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

About the book from publisher: "The Disilgold Way: Countdown 101 From Writer To Self Publisher is a motivational novel by Heather Covington about how a young CEO of the Bronx built a publishing and publicity company, plus one of the largest online infused networks, The DLNA. She also, reveals the making of The Disilgold Soul Literary Review, an award publication, and The YOUnity Reviewers World Wide. Heather gives "The Writer" step by step details on writing a book, copyright basics, obtaining a business license, tax and book keeping information, how to self publish, the pro and cons of print on demand, setting up an office, marketing tips, and creating a media setup kit that helped the CEO to earn awards, rave reviews, interviews on radio and plus newspaper, magazine and top website spotlights without conventional bookstore sales. Not only can this book offer just as much as most books on self publishing, but it acknowledges hundreds of people in the literary world who inspired Heather. The Disilgold Way is a treasure of inspiration for "The Writer" who desires to enjoy the process of becoming a self publisher."

I thought it was really nice to read a book by someone who really understands what a self publisher will go through. I appreciate Ms. Covington writing this book and know I will be looking through it for years to come.

Fascinating!