SquarePeg Books

Tag: Writing business

  • January 2026 Progress Report

    Things are. . . . frustrating, right now. Part of it stems from my own lack of discipline to keep to a writing schedule. Part of that is I HAVE TO constantly use the “writing time” for things that absolutely cannot wait, like doctors appointments for the kids or job interviews or whatever. The majority…

  • Progress Report November 2026

    We have discovered that a large portion of the problems I’m having formatting my manuscripts is because my laptop is old, and Scribus is apparently a memory hog. Notice I said “a large portion of the problems.” The rest of the problems seem to be my ability to copy paste cut and format in a…

  • Progress Report October 2025

    When you get that first Automatic Remittance Notice declaring that a company has deposited money into your account in accordance with your contract earnings, it’s a really cool feeling. “Ah, yes,” you think, kicking back in your most comfy chair, wearing a smoking jacket, monster feet slippers, and holding a bubble pipe in hand. “Of…

  • September 2025 Progress Report

    I’m not the swiftest. It can take me a while to really understand something. Maybe even longer to be able to put it in words. This particular post is about small business generally, and some may even classify it as a rant. Either way, it is a valuable lesson I’ve recently been able to put…

  • IWSG September 2025

    Now that I’ve published the first book, and I’m working on formatting the second, I’m struggling with a few things, mentally and emotionally. One of the bigger “things” I deal with, is the feeling of being a burden. That’s part of why it took me so long to start self-publishing in the first place: How…

  • IWSG August 2025

    This month’s question: What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry? I’ve gone off on the Author not being able to maintain their rights and getting hoodwinked on their rights and all that a few three times, so I won’t again. I shall now expound upon a different topic: but I’ve stared at…