by Joel Friedlander | Dec 2, 2011 | Editorial
by David Carr David Carr is an experienced book editor and friend from the San Francisco Bay Area here in California. His first article for TheBookDesigner was The No-Stress Way for Writers to Outline. Today he tackles the thorny issue of dealing with the first...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 20, 2011 | Editorial
by Anne Ross Today I have a guest post for you from Anne Ross. Anne is an editor with a wide range of experience, and here she talks about a subject that’s really critical for every self-publisher: how to find, work with, and budget for book editing. I’ve...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 5, 2011 | Cover Design, Editorial, Self-Publishing
When you get down to it, when you have an idea that’s bigger than your budget, when your book is finally done, but your checking account is flying on a wing and a prayer, you have to know where to put your money to get the best effect from self-publishing, to...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 3, 2011 | Book Production, Editorial, Self-Publishing
Publishing has traditionally been a slow process. Sometimes authors are surprised to learn that it may take one and a half to two years before their book is published by a traditional publisher. You can certainly improve on that pace by self-publishing, and one of the...