Create Space

«Ever read Matthew, chapter
ten, verse thirty-​four? In it Jesus states, ‘Do not suppose that I have
come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace but a
sword.’ Some people misinterpret that as allegory. Some people reject
his message and react violently. He was really saying that he indeed
brought a motherf*cking sword – the Sword of Jesus.» Jonathon Tait explaining to Andrew Walker the nature of the weapon only Jennifer Ainsley can wield.
Current technology can be amazing. In the 90’s, I wrote 4 screenplays that promptly sat in the drawer with no Hollywood connections, no access to sell my work.
Fast forward to 2012 where my idea for a multi-​part Fantasy/​Horror/​Suspense series starts to take shape. I found technology had greatly shifted publishing so that the art of selling a story had drastically changed. People were now being successful in books and music selling their creations directly to a potential audience.
After researching a variety of publishers, I chose CreateSpace because of its variety of options and ease of integration with Amazon, their corporate overlord ;) There are a variety of price points and packages to consider. I ordered their book formatting, editing, and Kirkus review services. The service is easu to work with and they answered a myriad of questions along the way.
The only hiccups was a phone call scheduling miscommunication at the beginning and minor issues with formatting.
Those problems were more than offset by my positive experiences especially in working with my assigned editor Angela. Her understanding of my book and what needed to be adjusted was dead-​on and the improvement in my draft after working with her was
I work on my second book, i know I think of her comments and hope that I can get her assigned to the second book.
CreateSpace now offers matte covers and with my surreal book image it makes the presentation of my book, in printed form, look almost as professional as if it had been printed by a major publisher. Just make sure you have multiple people reread it! Angela and I did not catch all typos and I had to pay another 435 to make minor corrections after the first batch of books were printed.
CreateSpace uploaded my manuscript direct to Kindle and everything was fine other than a couple of minor formatting issues which were resolved quickly.
I’m very happy with my experience with CreateSpace and highly recommend them if you are an author looking to self-​publish. My book can be ordered via paperback or on Kindle here: