Books have long been compared to other worlds. When we read, we lose ourselves in the words and the mind of the author. It’s like an escape from the world that we know in a […]
Tips for Hiring the Right Book Cover Designer
Writing a book is a thoughtful and meticulous process that is literally part of the writer’s own mind. A good book tells a story in such a gripping way that the reader cannot stop until […]
Marketing Strategies to Increase your Book Sales
You have just created your masterpiece. Perhaps it is your first book or part of a series you have written – either way, you have given so much of yourself and spent countless hours researching, […]
Editing and Surviving
Let’s talk about E-D-I-T-I-N-G. Manuscript editing. Every author’s nightmare. Don’t worry, you’re not alone — we all hate this. Wait, that’s not true. . . some sadists actually enjoy pulling apart their baby! It’s all […]
How to Convince a Reader (Not) to Read Your Book
1. Use a cover that looks like it was designed by your color blind 6-year-old niece, avoid proper book formatting & cover design. Your book cover design should have completely jarring colors and illegible font. […]
Selling Your Genre
Is your cover selling your book genre? Pretend with me for a moment. You’re a fifty-year-old woman who wants to curl up with her fifteen cats and a low-key romantic read this weekend. You want […]
What is Self-Publishing?
Self-Publishing is like… Having a cat Cats are unpredictable. If you’ve owned them for a while, you know their personalities, and you can usually know what they’re going to do. But it takes time and […]
Choosing a Cover Designer for Your Self-Published Work
Self-publication and representing yourself in the literary market is more common than ever. The reason for this is that many major publications, such as Penguin or Random House, do not accept unsolicited manuscripts. This means […]
You’ve got an idea for a book. Now what?
You want to write a book? Join the club! How do you leave the ranks of “dreamer” and join those crazy alcoholics who call themselves “novelists”? Turn your idea for a book into reality? Read […]
EBook cover designers – We can make your eBook stand out from the crowd
So, you’ve written the perfect eBook. Its perfect for your target audience, you’ve put a lot of work into it, and you’ve spent hours researching the right content and making sure it’s informative but interesting. […]