Recently I was contacted by an author who had just won several awards for a book he had self-published. Ed Morler, a psychologist, is the author of a number of award-winning books, a real contribution to his field. The author was getting ready to issue a revised third...
I knew that the idea of an e-Book Cover Design Award was a good one when people started to submit their covers in the comments of the article, even though I said I was just thinking about it! So I gave in to necessity. Now I’ve set up a submission page, and...
The number of authors I get to meet is truly amazing, and every one of you are fascinating. Today I talked to an author who had published several books quite successfully with one of the biggest business book publishers in the country. The author wasn’t entirely...
Sometimes you have to wonder. Generally, you trust people, don’t you? You think most people are telling you the truth, and it’s always a little surprising to remember there are people who will lie to your face without blinking an eye. If you find out...
What do you pay attention to when you design book covers? During my presentation today at the Self-Publishers Online Conference I got into a discussion with Susan Daffron about this point. We were going over the ways that self-publishers can miss the mark with their...