Tips for Tuesday - Books: A Woman's Persuasion & How to Self Publish Your Book

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Books: A Woman's Persuasion and How to Self Publish Your Book

Today we are recommending A Woman's Persuasion by Jeanette Watts. This book is a retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion in which the star-crossed lovers are both female. The character names remain the same, Anne Elliot and Freddie Wentworth. In Austin's book, however, the latter is usually called the more formal, Frederick. 

Here the pair met in college. Due to pressure from her family and worry that a relationship with Freddie would adversely affect Freddie's military career, Anne broke it off with her. None of this is a spoiler since it all takes place before the beginning of the book. The book takes place when they run into each other again years later. Anne has never really gotten over Freddie, but it doesn't seem as though Freddie feels the same way and picking up where they left off doesn't seem likely. Still, they keep running into each other . 

The book is sweet and feels old-fashioned even though it is set in the current day. There is plenty of romance not just that between Anne and Freddie although a lot of the romance takes place off the page. It is not very long and the chapters are quite short. Thus, it doesn't take long to read. Whether you love Jane Austen retellings, you like tales of star-crossed love, or you just have a little bit of time and you need a quick romantic pick me up, you may enjoy this book.

Today we are recommending How to Self Publish Your Book by Jan Yager. This book extensively covers everything you need to know if you want to publish your own book. It is divided into three sections which cover the writing and preparing of your book, publishing your book, and publicizing your printed book respectively with each section broken down into chapters covering more specific aspects of each step. The book is quite thorough on its own, but it also includes plenty of references throughout as well as in an index in the back to further help you in your self publishing journey. 

Some may find this book overwhelming because there is so much that goes into publishing your own book. Others may find it calming and helpful like a guiding light leading them step by step on their path to getting their book published. Either way, if you are even thinking about self publishing a book, you are definitely going to want to read this book

And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday.