Lessons Learned from a First-Time Author
Today’s guest blog comes from John Quinn, author of the memoir Someone Like Me – An Unlikely Story of Challenge and Triumph Over Cerebral Palsy published by History Publishing. John was born with cerebral palsy and kept it a secret in order to join the United States Navy. When John decided to write his story, he had to dig in and learn about the publishing process from square one. He tapped into the amazing determination and persistence that he developed during a lifetime of challenges and successfully ushered his dream of a published book into reality.
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I would like to share a few of the lessons that I learned in getting my memoir published. These lessons come hard-earned and are things that I wish someone would have passed along to me when I was struggling to become an author. I hope they help you (more…)
