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Why Writers Must Self-Publish Their Books

by Joel Friedlander on December 2, 2013 49 Comments

Why Writers Must Self-Publish Their Books explains the economic and personal benefits of self-publishing with social media marketing

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: author platform, blogging, Gary Gutting, indie author, New York Times, publish a book, self publishing, social media

This Week in the Blogs, November 10 – 16, 2013

by Joel Friedlander on November 17, 2013 3 Comments

Blogs for Self-Publishers November 10 – 16, 2013 including Jane Friedman, Lindsay Buroker, Virginia Strauss, Mick Rooney, Dana Sitar

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: blogging, book marketing, Dana Sitar, indie author, Jane Friedman, Lindsay Buroker, Mick Rooney, publish a book, self publishing, Virginia Strauss

Looking for the Perfect Book Cover Design? The Crowd at 99designs.com Has You Covered

by Joel Friedlander on September 18, 2013 38 Comments

Looking for the perfect design? The crowd has got you covered by Joe Conlon describes the service of 99designs.com for book cover design for self-publishers

Filed Under: Cover Design, Guest Posts Tagged With: 99designs.com, book cover design, cover design, crowdsourcing, Joe Conlon, Kyra Harrington, publish a book, self publishing

4 Must-Know Tips to Reach Your Writing and Publishing Goals

by Joel Friedlander on August 9, 2013 24 Comments

4 Must-Know Tips to Reach Your Writing and Publishing Goals by Carol Brill discusses using specific, chunked-down, written tasks to achieve your goals

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Carol Brill, goals, publish a book, self publishing, Writing

How to Find the Just-Right Freelance Editor

by Joel Friedlander on March 1, 2013 7 Comments

How to Find the Just-Right Freelance Editor by David Carr discusses the roles of the editor, writer-editor relations, and how to find the editor who’s just right for you

Filed Under: Editorial, Guest Posts Tagged With: David Carr, Editing, editorial process, editors, publish a book, self publishing

How to Publish Your eBook from Word to Kindle in under Ten Minutes

by Joel Friedlander on January 18, 2013 168 Comments

How to Publish Your eBook from Word to Kindle in under Ten Minutes by Ed Ditto provides a detailed and illustrated walk through of this quick method for creating ebooks

Filed Under: Book Production, E-Books & Readers, Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, book production, eBooks, Ed Ditto, publish a book, Scrivener, self publishing, Word

This Week in the Blogs, November 11 – 17, 2012

by Joel Friedlander on November 18, 2012 4 Comments

Blogs for self-publishers November 11 – 17, 2012 including Lindsay Buroker, Mark McGuinness, Nathan Bransford, Sandra Beckwith, Lin Robinson

Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: blogging, blogs, Lin Robinson, Lindsay Buroker, Mark McGuinness, Nathan Bransford, publish a book, Sandra Beckwith, self publishing, top blog articles

Top 5 Goals for your Book or eBook Cover

by Joel Friedlander on November 9, 2012 19 Comments

Top 5 Goals for your Book or eBook Cover is taken from a live presentation prepared for the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA)

Filed Under: Cover Design, Self-Publishing Tagged With: BAIPA, book cover design, cover design, ebook cover design, publish a book, self publishing

Georgia Deaver: Master of Pen and Brush

by Joel Friedlander on November 7, 2012 13 Comments

Georgia Deaver: Master of Pen and Brush presents and interview with the famous calligrapher and illustrator, and samples of her work

Filed Under: Interviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book design, calligraphy, cover design, Georgia Deaver, hand lettering, illustration, publish a book, self publishing

This Week in the Blogs, October 14 – 20, 2012

by Joel Friedlander on October 21, 2012 2 Comments

Blogs for self-publishers October 14 – 20, 2012 including Jane Friedman, James Moushon, Sam Missingham, Yvonne Hertzberger, Emily Veinglory

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: Emily Veinglory, indie author, James Moushon, Jane Friedman, publish a book, Sam Missingham, self publishing, Yvonne Hertzberger

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