By Frances Caballo You know the saying that a picture is worth 1,000 words? It may be true but what’s proven is that a photo is better than text when it comes to social media engagement. As much as you may think that you prefer text over visuals, perhaps because...
Welcome to the e-Book Cover Design Awards. This edition is for submissions during October, 2017. This month we received: 99 covers in the Fiction category 34 covers in the Nonfiction category Comments, Award Winners, and Gold Stars I’ve added comments (JF: ) to many...
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for November, 2017. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to...
Regardless of how long you’ve been writing or publishing books, I’ll bet you’re making at least three of the Top 10 author website mistakes I see often. These missteps are so prevalent that I now do a quick review of every website when authors hire me for...
Raging wildfires. 500-year hurricanes. Earthquakes triggering mudslides. Sea-level rise. It’s enough to make you want to bury your head under the covers. Both the occurrence of these disasters and the detailed and extensive reporting on them have fueled a...
