by Joel Friedlander | Nov 1, 2013 | Self-Publishing
Another November has rolled around, and that means it’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Every November, writers commit to creating a complete novel (or at least a first draft) and aim to produce 50,000 words in the process. That’s pretty scary in...
by Joel Friedlander | Oct 9, 2013 | Writing
Authors have responded with enthusiasm to the availability of great new tools for publishing their own work, and that makes a lot of sense. Now the indie author community is made up of writers who had never published before, writers who had previously published with...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 30, 2013 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
Although we’ve been able to wrangle Microsoft Word into producing great-looking print and ebooks, authors have faced quite a challenge if they want to produce picture books for the Kindle and other eReaders. But is a Kindle picture book template the solution to...
by Joel Friedlander | May 15, 2013 | Book Design
Ed: This post is reprinted from Catherine Ryan Howard’s excellent blog Catherine, Caffeinated. The interview was part of a series of stops on blogs I undertook as part of the launch of our BookDesignTemplates.com site. However, I think there are some valuable...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 26, 2013 | Self-Publishing
I’m in Chicago today speaking at the IBPA Publishing University. These events bring together enthusiastic and forward-looking publishers and authors who want to stay on the leading edge of book publishing; trade professionals with decades of experience; and...