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jrswigartillustrat
Jan 10, 20242 min read
A Tribe of Witches
I decided to start my genealogy book with explaining where my maiden surname came from and the meaning behind the name. While I had...
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jrswigartillustrat
Jan 7, 20241 min read
Writing your family story
I have done genealogy for over 30 years. It takes dedication, research, time, and did I mention research and research? In a way you...
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jrswigartillustrat
Jan 5, 20241 min read
New Year, New Projects
Super excited about 2024! We are only 5 days in, and we already have three new projects under way! While I would love to tell you all the...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 31, 20231 min read
New Year's Goal
Have you written a book? Do you want to write a book? Have you had multiple rejections from traditional publishing houses? Did you take...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 31, 20232 min read
The end of 2023
In September 2022 I made the leap to officially start Blue Coconut Publications and Mercantile LLC. The paperwork with the State of...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 28, 20231 min read
When life kicks you in the balls and stomps them in the mud.
I will start this blog post by stating that I don't really like poetry. Nothing against it, just not a fan personally. But we have a...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 28, 20231 min read
Preorder Paperback Editions
We start all of our books in hardcover editions to make them more appealing to libraries. Hardback books last longer when they are...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 27, 20231 min read
Do you have a book to publish?
Many people have written a book. Most people were never published. Now with the rise of independent publishers and self-publishing...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Writing a book is no big deal.
My entire life I have absored books as fast as I could read. Growing up I always had my head stuck in a book. Any book. As an adult not...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Bigfoot is Real
At least RL Swigart says they exist...in his children's book. Bigfoot Prefers Wool Socks is a follow up to his debut book Sheep In A...
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jrswigartillustrat
Dec 18, 20231 min read
The First Book
When my husband was in college to become a school teacher he wrote a children's book as part of a class assignment. His professor was...
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