I have spent my life as an avid reader and I love it. I've always wondered, though, if I could ever be on the other side of it. You know, WRITING the books, as opposed to reading them. Publishing a book requires much knowledge.
My husband and I have spent our entire lives learning. We absolutely LOVE learning. With all we've learned, we knew we should find a way to share that knowledge with others. And enjoy a lifelong dream. So, a year or more ago, we began talking about writing books. We would talk about it periodically, but it seemed to always go on the back burner. Perhaps it just wasn't the right time. Timing is everything, you know.
When we began this conversation back in the fall, somehow I knew, we knew, this time was different. All the pieces were coming together. The timing seemed right. It was also 'just time to do it.' So we began. I'm tickled to say that on my daddy's birthday, 2/2/2012, we published our first book. The first of many. We have so many ideas written down and running through our minds that it is distracting at times! It's like once we committed to the process, the ideas just started flowing.
We also started a publishing company to go hand in hand with writing the books. The name we chose, Pistol Mill Publishing™, goes back to the roots of our community. We are so excited. I find myself thinking, 'we are published'. Then in disbelief, go back to Amazon, type in the title, and yes, it's there. It's really there. What a wonderful, exciting time for us!
The title of the first book is "Publish, Preserve and Profit from Your Family Recipes" An 'It's No Secret Guide™' by Nancy Matthew. (Our chosen pen name). We have presented helpful information for your project's journey and hope you enjoy the book as much as we enjoyed getting it to this point.
Currently the book is available as a Kindle eBook on Amazon.com and will soon be available in the print version, also through Amazon.com. Could this be the right time for you take on that project of preserving all your family's recipes? And sprinkle a little family history through the pages as you go? Here is the link to the instructions:
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
SUMMERTIME PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE
A friend asked for this recipe. It is awesome. I won't be having any as I have been low-carbing for the past 5 months. I have lost 25 pounds! Love it!
SUMMERTIME PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE
(another 'cool' summertime cake - needs refrigeration)
1 box cake mix
1 lg. box instant vanilla pudding
1 lg. can crushed pineapple
1 (12 oz.) container Cool Whip
1 can coconut
Make cake mix according to directions on box. Bake in an oblong pan (13 x 9 inches) that has been sprayed with Pam. After cake has cooled, punch with fork and pour pineapple and juice over top of cake. Mix pudding according to directions and pour over pineapple. Spread Cool Whip over pudding. Top with coconut.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Cake & Cookie Decorating Just Got A Whole Lot Easier!
Does this sound like you? You practically have icing bag in hand when you suddenly find yourself with some cake decorating challenge that requires some expert advice.
You start flipping through that dusty collection of cake decorating books sitting on your shelf, but the answers you need aren't close at hand.
Quickly jumping online, you attempt to search through every cake and cookie decorating website looking for an answer.An hour later and all you've come across are bakery ads, three identical recipes to oatmeal cookies, and confusing instructions on how to make a cow wedding cake.
At this point you're probably feeling the same stress and frustration shared by countless other cake and cookie decorators, both beginner and professional.
Sure, you can try things like cake decorating blogs, forums, chat rooms, message boards, email lists, internet searches, yadda, yadda, yadda...
But those places can often make you feel like you're getting nowhere fast.
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