My novel, Flying Wires, is mentioned in this week’s issue of the Howard County Times and Laurel Leader newspapers. In his column, John Hayes highlights the books published by four members of the Savage Writers’ Circle. The writers meet at the Savage, Maryland library on the second Monday of each month. John – also an accomplished writer – has had poems published and a couple of his plays performed. Read about these five writers’ accomplishments here.
Thanks to open source software, affiliate marketing, and paid advertising, document conversion is literally, free and easy. Open source software like Open Office allows you to open a Microsoft Word document, for example, edit it and then save it in a variety of document formats. Most useful is the option to save the document as a PDF [portable document format]. The Open Office Suite software [word processor, presentation, drawing, database and spreadsheet programs] is free. I use the word processor and spreadsheet functions almost exclusively; rarely venturing to the Windows side of the fence.
In the realm of paid advertising and affiliate marketing, there are a number of online document conversion software companies that will let you convert electronic files for free. The advertisers help to defray the cost of using the bandwidth and web servers. These web sites offer a broader spectrum of file conversion. For example, audio, video and archive file options are available. One such company is Media-Convert. The only caveat I’ll mention is, check the company’s limitations on file size. You’ll probably find the file conversion format you want, but – using the example of Media-Convert – you’re limited to a file no larger than 150 Mb.
Our new web site is online! If you visited our old site, you’ll notice a number of changes. Foremost, is the ability to pay for and then immediately download the PDF version of Carol Plotnick’s Flying Wires – still offered at the low, introductory price of $4.50. We want to thank Arron Rasmussen at iDEVSPOT for, DigiVendor, a software package that made the magic happen! Arron helped this newbie over the hurdles I encountered while working with html in cyber space.
Perhaps the most notable addition to the Chrysalis Publications, LLC organization is our new virtual assistant division. The company is now offering various services online which a few years ago were only performed in an office environment. I will post our services, along with the hourly rates. Depending on the project, some services may be negotiated on a fixed fee basis. If you need the services of an experienced administrative assistant, please complete the online form and we will call you back within 1 to 2 business days.
Another important part of the web site is this blog. So as not to update and re-publish the web site frequently, this blog will serve as a bulletin board. In addition to announcements about the latest changes, services and products, there will also be note-worthy personal posts. I have been doing volunteer community service for a number of years and it means a lot to me to be of service to people in my community. With hard economic times facing most of us, I will share with you some of the activities I’ve been involved in and I will write a few good words about the organizations I feel make a difference in peoples’ lives. I feel that now, more than ever, volunteer service is so important.
As for a brief explanation of the blog for visitors not familiar with the news format, you may see what looks like a hodge-podge of unrelated posts and comments. However, by using the Search, Categories list and Archives features, you will be able to view a page with only the posts you want to read. For example, you want to see what was written about “self publishing.” Type “self publishing” in the Search box and click the “Search” button. If you want to browse the Category list, click on the arrows next to “Select Category” and a drop-down box will appear. Choose a category and all posts labeled for that category will appear. If you read a post in January, but aren’t sure what category or word to search for, click on the January archives and you’ll see only the posts written in that month.
Along the right side of the blog, you’ll find links to various web sites – some specialized and some of personal interest. Under the W.W.W. heading – what we refer to as the World Wide Workplace – is a list of clients or organizations we have worked with. A few of these will also appear under other headings because of the nature of their business.
Feel free to look around and become familiar with our web site and blog. Bookmark our web site and subscribe to our blog – we look forward to hearing from you!
The Virtual Assistant division of Chrysalis Publications, LLC welcomes our first customer – Betty’s Janitorial Service. Owner, Betty Cannon, is advertising her company’s service to potential customers with a brochure and new business cards. Ms. Cannon, thank you for your business!
We’ve posted a link to Betty’s Janitorial Service web site in the W.W.W. category list of this blog. If you live in Howard, Prince George’s or Montogomery county [Maryland] and you need either residential or business janitorial service, give Ms. Cannon a call.
I’ve received questions about the status of Flying Wires. Is it available and in what format is it available? Flying Wires was published as a PDF so that Chrysalis Publications, LLC could get it on the market before Christmas 2008. Since then we have been exploring other formats. The Kindle format is high on our list. We are also exploring a possible relationship with the Read How You Want company. We’ve had requests to see Flying Wires in other formats and our goal is to make that happen as quickly as possible.
Needless to say, with the work involved to start up the virtual assistant department of the business, we have a full agenda. We’ll keep you informed of our progress on both of these fronts. In the meantime, if you have any questions, suggestions or job requests, please contact us.
Welcome! Chrysalis Publications, LLC is opening it’s new web site with enthusiasm! In addition to showing off our first e-book – and watching it grow into other formats – we are offering editorial, writing and virtual assistant (VA) services. Not sure what a VA does? Check out Wikipedia. In short, if you’re familiar with the job description of an administrative assistant (AA), that’s the ticket. Put the AA in a home office and you have a VA.
Please return to this blog, as we will continue to build and polish the web site and blog. Give us a shout if you have something to say or a question to ask.
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