About

Birds of a Feather Press

Jay Artale headshotI'm Jay Artale and I launched Birds of a Feather Press in 2016. It's an indie author resource site for nonfiction authors.

When I published my first book back in 2013 I struggled with every aspect of the self-publishing process. I didn't know where to start, and I was worried about making a publishing mistake that I'd live to regret.

I started my author journey writing travel guides, and now I write How-To books to encourage and inspire writers with an independent spirit to write and publish their own books.

Self-publishing has changed dramatically since I published my first book, and the publishing and distribution choices at your fingertips are varied and easy to access. But that choice can also be overwhelming.

The intent of this website is to help guide you in the right direction, and give you the confidence to take your manuscript and become a self-published author.

You can read more about my indie author journey, self-publishing experience and author affiliations by visiting my Jay Artale About Page, and the Media and Press Page.

Help is at Hand

I write travel guides and nonfiction writing guides aimed at travel writers and travel bloggers, and launched this independent self-publishing press to publish my non-fiction books and those from other like-minded authors and travel writers.

Do you have a travel guide, travel memoir, or nonfiction book in the travel niche bubbling inside you with itchy feet? Set it free! I love helping other travel bloggers and writers to achieve their self-publishing dreams. If you have a question about writing or self-publishing, just get in touch.

Don't let fear of confusion get in your way of achieving your goals of becoming an author and selling your first book.

Getting your book into your reader's hands is a multifaceted process. It starts with writing and editing, before ebbing into design, production and distribution. Then just when you thought you could take a break ... that's when the marketing and promotion begins!

It's all too easy to get overwhelmed by the self-publishing process. But don't worry. I'm here to help you along the journey, and together we can plot your route and get you to your destination.

Check out the articles on this website for information about writing, self-publishing and marketing your  book. I also host a twice monthly podcast, called How Travel Writers Self-Publish, where I share invaluable tips for nonfiction authors.

Author Interviews

We feature author interviews from travel bloggers who have used their content to write and self-publish a travel guide, so if you'd like to share your travel writing and self-publishing tips and expertise with my audience, please visit our Write for Us page.

Click here to read our author interviews.

19 thoughts on “About”

  1. Can you give me more information about ebook formatting? I was planning on creating an ebook using word. Now I’m concerned that I will have problems with the layout displaying correctly ….. can you help? thank you for your help, Sally

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  2. Interested in being part of your collective … I’m a travel writer, and have been thinking about writing a hybrid guide book and travel narrative. Would this be of interest?

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    1. Hi Adam … thanks for your interest. Yes a hybrid guide would fit in with the niche I’m building, but would have to read it to know if it’s a fit. I saw you requested a Collective invite .. so with follow up with you directly. Thanks, Jay

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  3. I’m a travel blogger and found you via your personal blog and your list of 100+ travel blogs accepting guest posts article. I’d like to turn my blog into an ebook .. please can you contact me so that I can find out more about how you can help me get published?

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    1. Hello Faith .. yes that blog page brings me loads of traffic, so glad it captured your attention too. I followed the same path as you, and turned my Travel Blog into a Book … it’s quite a lot of work .. but well worth it. You might be interested in a new series of books I’m writing. It’s a 4-part series called “How to Write a Travel Guide” … I’m emailing you now about what publishing help you need. Thanks, Jay

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      1. Hi Jay,

        Please share with me what publishing help I need to. Im in the same boat as Faith. I want to turn my travel blog into an ebook too.

        Thanks!

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  5. We are Interested such as you. I’m a traveller and have been considering about writing a mixed guide book and travel narrative. Would this be of interest

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  9. Dear Jay,

    How much do you charge to format a poetry book to be placed on Amazon as an E-book? I am also considering Liberwriter to do my formatting. Would you recommend them? Having written somewhere around 1,500 poems during the past seventeen years as a retired psychologist, I will likely be publishing twelve books of poetry, each with somewhere around seventy or so poems per book. You might keep that in mind quoting the cost of formatting the books.

    Thank you, and I will be looking for to hearing from you.

    Doug Soderstrom
    Wharton, Texas

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  10. Hi there!

    We love your work and your blog, and would love to work with you.

    I am contacting from Bookitlist which is a new travel website that works with guest bloggers to feature their stories and travels. We also act as a traffic source for their own blogs.

    We have a new app that we are releasing in August which enables you to make your Bookitlist, follow other travel enthusiasts, and also enable people to book things off your own personal Bookitlist.

    We are reaching out as we would like to pay you for a guest blog post on our website. We would then feature your guest post on our socials, and on the guest blog section of our website, and discuss how we can also work with you in the future on similar projects.

    If you would like to discuss this further please contact us and we can work with you!

    Thanks
    Elliott
    Bookitlist

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  12. Hi

    I hope this message finds you well! I’m Muhammd Awais, and I’m a keen follower of your blog. I admire your insights on SEO and would love to contribute a guest post that adds value to your audience.

    I have a few topic ideas that I believe would resonate well with your readers:

    The Future of SEO: Trends to Watch in 2024

    On-Page SEO Best Practices: A Comprehensive Guide

    How to Leverage AI Tools for SEO Success

    Link Building Strategies That Actually Work

    Local SEO: Tips for Small Businesses to Thrive Online

    If any of these pique your interest, I’d be thrilled to discuss further. Thank you for considering my proposal!

    I do understand that there may be some fee and I am ready to pay.

    Can you please tell me your fee to know if you are interested and how to proceed?

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