This is a long and windy road for Australian authors living in Australia wanting to self-publish using Createspace (Amazon) or even doing ebook for iBookstore. They all ask you for a US Individual Tax Identification Number (US ITIN) for self publishing purposes. The process isn’t that easy especially if you don’t know how (aka me). Hopefully this very detailed article… Read More
Thinking of using Createspace? Here is a quick guide on using Createspace for self-publishing. 1. Technical stuff. If you’re not from the USA, you need to file a US TIN (Tax identification number) – (Why do they write TIN number instead of TIN? To me, that reads Tax identification number NUMBER. But I digress) This is a bit complex but… Read More
I want to share with you how I got my freelance writing gigs. Let me be very clear, this post is about my experience. It is not a ‘how to’ post. If you want a good ‘how to’ on freelance writing you should download Allison Tait’s ebook. When I migrated to this country 11 years ago, my journalistic skills, as… Read More
Last week was a week of information overload. I’ve never attended the Sydney Writers’ Festival before, or any writers’ festival for that matter. I wasn’t really sure what to expect so I tried not to have any expectations. I paid for sessions and I went to the free ones that appealed to me. I can honestly say that the paid… Read More
My second children’s picture book, We Have It All, is now available on Amazon! What it’s about This is a true story. It is based on our childhood in the Philippines. The premise is that no matter how little you have, no matter what kind of hardships you’re going through, there is always a brighter side to things. It’s about our… Read More
The Dragon and The Lizard has been a long time project. With doubts and fears along the way. But it’s finally done. And it’s surreal. The story of The Dragon and The Lizard is one of my favourite as a child. We didn’t have a lot of money when I was growing up so books weren’t a regular in our… Read More