Book award shows abound in the publishing world, and every year in the fall you can expect to see lots of email, flyers, mailings and solicitations to enter your books into one contest or another. This subject needs a fuller examination, and I’m busy putting...
It’s time to catch up on some news items, both from the publishing world, and closer to home. Nominations Open for the Author Blog Awards 2010 Are you an author who blogs? If you’re a self-published author, I hope the answer is “Yes” because...
Important Note: TheBookDesigner.com will be offline Wednesday night – Thursday morning (depending on where you’re located) for 1 – 4 hours while we switch to a new server. Switching Servers for Better Performance My little blog on book design has...
Central Coast Writers Conference Hi, and thanks for stopping by my blog. I suggest while you’re here you download my helpful, 24-page PDF: 10 Things You Need to Know About Self-Publishing If you’re interested in how books are put together, I’ve got a...
It has been a long hot summer weekend here in northern California, and we’ve switched to summer hours to give the staff time to cool off, take a nap, or get in some reading time. Why am I telling you this? Because this space is usually occupied by our monthly...
