& talking about The Bleeding Heart series — Introduction So hello, my name is … undisclosed. Because recently I’ve started publishing under more than one pen name! But today, for this article, I’m Slaidey Valheim. And because I’m branching out and saying goodbye to the Valheim pen name, I thought it’d be good to talk about the most significant…

I got my International Association of Professions Career College — Hello and Welcome to the Open Book Channel, where I talk about anything and everything writerly, very very honestly. ∘ Introduction ∘ Pros ∘ Cons ∘ Conclusion Introduction I wanted to talk about my experience taking a certificate course online for Book Publishing and how valuable I found it. I’ll talk…

(Not Small Self-Publishing Authors) — Welcome to the Open Book, where I talk about anything and everything writerly, very very honestly. ∘ Process ∘ Publisher Prices ∘ Individual Prices ∘ The Risk I was curious about Netgalley and wanted to learn more about it from the perspective of a self-published author and aspiring indie publication. …

Which POD service had better quality? — Hello and welcome to The Open Book where I talk about anything and everything writerly, very very honestly. I’ve been looking into local distribution options for Acidic Ink Publishing that don’t involve printing my own zines, so I thought I’d go through the process of making and ordering something from…

The cost of running a small self-publishing and freelancing business. — Hello and welcome to The Open Book Channel where I talk about anything and everything writerly, very very honestly. Today is a long awaited reveal: a breakdown of all the costs that I had to launch my business, Acidic Ink Publishing. ∘ What is My Business ∘ Start Up Cost…

What’s the etiquette on Advanced Reader Copies? — Hello and welcome to the Open Book Channel, where I talk about anything and everything writerly, very very honestly. ∘ The Article ∘ It was an Overreach ∘ Money Changes Things ∘ The Value of an ARC ∘ A Review is a Review The Article A couple months ago, there was a…

The Anxious Authortuber Tag — Hello and Welcome to the Open Book Channel! AND Guess what? The channel just hit a hundred subscribers!! Thank you to everyone whose watched my videos, commented, and stuck around. I really appreciate it! I hit 100 subs officially on May 8th 2023, but I postponed a celebration post because…

#CottagecoreBookBorrowing — Hello and welcome to the Open Book channel, where I talk about anything and everything writerly, very very honestly. As you may have noticed regarding my social media, I very rarely participate in trends. (At least not when the trend is trending.) It’s a problem diagnosable to the fact that I…

My writing/publishing process & “why” this story felt important. — Hello, and welcome to the Open Book Channel where I talk about everything and anything writerly, very very honestly. So, for someone who likes to talk about writing so much, I realize that I haven’t talked much about my own writing. …