Shortly before my mom passed away, her and I had been talking about gathering all of her poems and writing a poetry book.  Once she passed, I was determined to finish the project but, couldn’t.  So, I put the project on a shelf and took a couple years to heal.  Finally, 5 years later, I finished the book.  I closed up my files and shut off the computer.  My “baby” was done.  Now what do I do?  Where do I turn?  I hadn’t a clue.

During this time, I had recently read a couple books by Bob Boze and he seemed to be, from his writings, a very down-to-earth, easily approachable person.  I took a leap of faith and sent him an email with a few basic questions.  It was the best email I’ve ever sent.  To say that he took the ball and rolled with it would be an understatement.  He was warm and kind and answered all my questions.  He then followed with a few questions for me about the book, my mother, my goals, etc. to enable him to help me more.

I will confess, I am not tech savvy, and I am sure there were times that Bob probably wanted to pull his hair out as I struggled to accomplish the simple tasks, he was asking me for.  The actual process of uploading the entire book to him even became a sideshow.  However, Bob patiently worked with me, taking me through the process step by step.

Wanting to self-publish should not mean wanting to go broke and in my first email from Bob he advised that you should never pay to be published.  I had received numerous quotes from companies willing to “publish” my book and some were in the thousands.  Bob broke down every aspect for me.  This included proofreading, editing, formatting, copyrights, back cover description, the interior design, uploading to Amazon and the beautiful front cover layout…I could go on and on.  He took the time to break down the costs and, all I can say is, the cost was beyond nominal.

I was so pleased with the finished product and the process that Bob and Writing Allsorts did, I actually told Bob, “You have made this process so painless that I am now ready to get to work on book two.”  Needless to say, I have already made my mind up to use Writing Allsorts again.  They did an excellent job!

Kim Aalaie, The Lady Veteran Has Her Say

Like many others, In early 2020 when the COVID pandemic first started, I found myself with some extra time on my hands. I am in the medical field, so I also saw firsthand the way people were affected not only from the disease itself, but from being more and more sedentary. I found myself being asked many of the same questions by my patients regarding ways to improve their health and well-being. I decided to write down certain protocols that I would share with my patients to help them with these questions.

After a few months, I realized that I had enough information to put these protocols in book format. Having never written a book before, the process was a bit intimidating. I was completely lost on how to get published, how to properly format, and how to correctly edit my book.  After a chance encounter, I ran into a person who was able to help me with all of these concerns.

Bob and Robyn at Writing Allsorts were the perfect team for me. They were very thorough with their editing, as I’m no Hemmingway, and were easy to work with. They made poignant recommendations and were able to offer various options to make my writing flow more smoothly, along with making it sound more professional. They understood that this book was my baby, so to speak, so they left the “soul” intact while assisting with the prose and formatting.

Moreover, they were able to walk me through the publishing process, which turned out to be easier than I thought. There was never a time where I didn’t think I could lean on them for anything I needed to get this thing to the finish line.

Lastly, the pricing was more than fair, especially seeing as how they not only walked you through the publishing, but were still available afterward for all of the inevitable questions that came up after the sales start.

I’m not sure if I will be writing another book or not, but I assure you that if I do, I will use Writing Allsorts again for all of my needs.

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