Joanna Penn is a successful author who has self-published and shares her thoughts about this – read her webpage about this at http://www.thecreativepenn.com/publishing/: I’m recommending this page as it is a kind of portal page with lots of links to online resources. A comparison of publishing a full-colour hardback with CreateSpace or IngramSpark is at https://emikopetersonyoon.com/tag/createspace/. Please […]
Development
Funding
As an independent researcher or scholar it can be difficult to access to funding as it is often restricted to students or staff of educational institutions. However, the more you advertise (i.e. publish, lecture), the more you’ll have an increasingly impressive resumé or CV that will be attractive to funding bodies. Every lecture or publication […]
Beginning to start lecturing
Do you love talking about your favourite subject? If so, then with a bit of help you too can stand up in front of a crowd (of interested people) and let others know what you’ve found out through your research. With the help of Powerpoint (or similar software) it has become very easy to create […]
Keeping going as an independent scholar
It’s hard. You’re slogging away on your pet topic – you love the research – but not the lack of attention! What is the best way to keep yourself positive and enjoy the research? First, remember why you started doing this – the love and interest in your subject. Secondly, I hope you’ve published something […]
Developing yourself as an independent researcher/ scholar
The first step is to connect with others. There are many different kinds of networks: by profession (e.g. engineers), by subject (e.g. numismatics), by function (e.g.. self publishing, statistics), by type (e.g. academic, independent scholar). Find out are there any groups in your geographical area or country and join up. Libraries and archives are good places […]
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