by Joel Friedlander | Jun 3, 2013 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
The realization came to me a few years ago, in a flash: maybe they just don’t care. You see, for years as a working book designer, I’d been used to diving into an extensive design process for each new book project. Using variations in fonts, layouts,...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 1, 2013 | Self-Publishing
Are you one of those authors who keeps meaning to get to publishing your own books, but somehow never manages to actually get all the way to the finish line? Hey, you’re not alone, it happens to lots of people. Gathering information from many talks with authors,...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 11, 2013 | Self-Publishing
by Matthew Turner (@turndog_million) Matthew, a marketer and novelist, is a frequent visitor to the blog. He last appeared here as the author of Creating an Author Brand to Boost Your Platform. Now, after a lot of study and preparation, he’s a published author....
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 5, 2012 | Self-Publishing
Do you sometimes wish you could get a grip on the whole process of publishing, from start to finish? Really figure out exactly how all the pieces fit together to create great books, the kind that readers really want to buy? If that’s you, help is on the way....
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 6, 2012 | Self-Publishing
by Ericka Lutz (@theedgeofmaybe) I wrote about the design of Ericka’s book in March, in Book Design Case Study: Two Contemporary Novels. Ericka, who has published numerous nonfiction books with traditional publishers, decided to get more involved with the...
