Eva Dillner, who recently visited Fallbrook resident Sharon Kammerzell, might be considered a live (or lively) example of globalization.
An American who trained as a therapist in Seattle and Edinburgh, Scotland, before settling in Sweden, Dillner is the author of two books on healing which have been printed by a publisher in Bloomington, Ind. She writes in English and so far, her work has not been translated into Swedish.
Her second career as a writer has come quickly. Her first book, "God Put a Dream in My Heart -- A Handbook of Life Therapy," was released last year on July 4. The second, "The Naked Truth -- An Exercise in Therapeutic Storytelling," bears a Nov. 13 release date, only some four months later.
Dillner's books are published by 1stBooks Library. The firm, established in 1997, was created, Dillner said, "in order to fulfill the dream of authors who wished to have their books published while retaining all rights and control of content."
Dillner's second book, she said, came about because readers had contacted her to discuss incorporating her material into their own therapy practices or training programs. The small, 121-page volume contains individual and group exercises involving breath, movement, sound, painting, dance and other techniques for body awareness.
In the second, longer, book, Dillner illustrates how therapeutic storytelling works, using her own life as an example.
1stBooks Library, Dillner's publisher, offers an example of a new type of "vanity publishing," in which the contract to publish is solicited by the writer rather than the publishing house. Vanity publishing has been globalized by electronics -- by the Internet, so to speak. Instead of being required to receive and store books at his or her own expense, the entire publishing "run" of a book, the writer now has help with distribution. Both Dillner's books are available online in 1stBooks Library at www.1stbooks.com, Barnes & Noble and on Amazon.com.
1stBooks titles, Dillner said, "are available in traditional hard copy format through more than 25,000 bookstores worldwide." As are books of the other 13,000-plus authors being published by 1stBooks, Dillner's work is being printed on demand in either the United States or England, and shipped worldwide from either press.
This still leaves a little post-publication work for the author, of course -- to arrange for and attend book signings, in which he or she can meet readers face to face. While she was visiting here, Dillner and Kammerzell occupied some of their time in doing just that.
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