As an author, you know that a book’s cover is more than just a pretty face. It’s the first thing a potential reader sees and it can make or break their decision to pick up […]
5 Reasons Why Your Book Cover is Better Left to the Pros
As an author, you may be tempted to think you can do everything, including designing your own book cover. But let’s be real, unless you have a degree in graphic design and a solid portfolio […]
Getting Your Book into Bookstores: A Guide for Self-Published Authors
The sights, the smells, the whispered sounds; there’s something about the humble bookstore that this writer would eloquently describe as ‘ohhn’. (The delighted grunt you make when you take the first bite of something delicious. […]
10 Questions for Vivian Arend
10 Questions for Vivian Arend With over 2.5 million books sold, Vivian Arend is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 65 contemporary and paranormal romance books, including the Six Pack […]
Should I Self-Publish with Amazon KDP or Ingramspark?
‘The end’ you write, thus concluding your first ever novel in the classiest way possible. It’s a thing of beauty, and like a parent with a wallet full of baby photos you’re keen to show […]
How to Publish Your Next Book Using Amazon KDP
Despite an endless news cycle of horror and despair, when you step back and have a look at the big picture, we humans actually have it about as easy now as we ever have. An […]
10 Questions for Douglas Clegg
10 Questions for Douglas Clegg His short fiction has won the Bram Stoker Award, the International Horror Guild Award, the International Horror Guild Award, and has been included in several Year’s Best anthologies A horror […]
10 Questions for Lee Goldberg
10 Questions for Lee Goldberg #1 New York Times Bestselling Author & TV Producer A writer’s journey and experiences can be as interesting as the stories they write. Lee’s story and perspective reflects some reality […]
Hardcover vs Paperback: Which Is Right for Your Book?
The humble book cover was initially designed to do nothing more than protect the valuable pages it encapsulated. At a time when a monk could spend a literal lifetime creating a perfectly crafted copy of […]
What’s the Difference between Print and eBook Covers? (Part 2)
Last year I stole 5 minutes of your valuable time to explain why eBook covers are different to print covers, despite the awkward fact that both are designed for the sole purpose of covering your […]