by Joel Friedlander | Nov 28, 2012 | Book Design, Book Typography
You’ve been working on your book, getting it ready for publication. Maybe you’ve hired a designer to create an eye-catching and sophisticated cover, and that’s usually a good idea. But let’s say you’ve decided to do the interior layout by...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 26, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Marketing, Social Media
New blogs are popping up all the time. New writers, new authors, new businesses and new ideas find a friendly space and set up shop. Authors are encouraged to use author blogging to help build their careers. There are lots great reasons for authors to blog, and I...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 25, 2012 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for November, 2012. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 23, 2012 | Writing
As you have probably noticed by now, I’ve taken the day off today. The Friday following Thanksgiving—now known throughout the land as Black Friday—is always a strange day, mostly devoted to a masssive push to get buyers inside big retail stores to...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 21, 2012 | Writing
Another Thanksgiving holiday has rolled around for those of us in the U.S. This orgy of family, travel, food and thankfulness never seems to get old or lose its charm. Even some cooks’ best efforts to change the traditional menu are met with fierce resistance...
