I’ve recently been writing a series on Book Anatomy for the BookWorks site, and the most recent article just went live last week. In taking the opportunity to revise my own work of about 10 years ago on the Parts of a Book I found a number of places where the list could be updated […]
e-Book Cover Design Awards, March 2019
e-Book Cover Design Awards, March 2019 including Silke Stein, Doublenaut, and many more
Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #103
Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #103 including Mark Coker, Jay Artale, Amanda Linehan and many others
Grammar, a Marketing Idea, Helvetica Now, and Pitching Junk
A bit of miscellany today: Get the “Out” Out When did the word “out” invade the rest of our verbs? It’s everywhere, and deserves to be eliminated. Some examples: Tweet out Report out When did this sneak in? “Out” in these contexts adds nothing, since the idea of “sending it out” is inherent in both […]
Why Print Is the Future (and Always Was) for Some Books
Is it time to let go of the digital past and embrace the analog future? Not just any analog future, but the digital analog future.
Start with Your Accordion Mostly Closed
As a novelist, do you dive right in, or do you use “how to” guides to get you to The End? Do you write your own elevator pitch as a story planning tool?
Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #102
Self-Publishing: The Carnival of the Indies Issue #102 including Kimberley Grabas, Carla King, Frances Caballo and many more.
e-Book Cover Design Awards, February 2019
e-Book Cover Design Awards, February 2019 including Damonza, Hampton Lamoureux, Future Frame Productions and many more.
13 Tips for the Work-at-Home Author
13 tips for authors who work at home
Surviving Difficult Times and Blog News: Interview with Joel Friedlander
I had a chance to catch up with the blog’s founder, Joel Friedlander and took the opportunity to find out what he’s been up to, and what we have to look forward to in the coming months. TBD: Great to see you, Joel, how has 2019 been for you so far? Joel: Thanks for asking. […]