“YOU WOULDN’T STEAL A CAR”, the famous anti-piracy ad campaign asserts. “PIRACY IS STEALING”. The use of creative content, whether it be a movie, a book or an image, can be a tricky business. So […]
What’s the difference between eBook and print covers? It sounds like bad 80s stand-up material, doesn’t it? Thankfully I’m not creative enough to come up with a suitably average punchline. Lucky you. Before diving into […]
Everything has a history; some admittedly more boring than others. Bread tags, placemats, door hinges; all of these things had to be dreamed up, designed and perfected over years of trial and error. But as […]
For prospective novelists, self-publishing is so often seen as the accessible option – the path that any old keyboard warrior can waltz down to arrive at authorhood. But accessibility doesn’t necessarily mean affordability. While it […]
You’ve done it, you star. Like some sort of keyboard ultra-athlete, you’ve managed to throw down 50,000 of the most eloquent, expressive, descriptive and exhilarating words to have ever been put to paper, and all […]
As a new author, there’s nothing quite as exciting as the prospect of publishing your first work. It’s like Christmas, Easter and International Talk Like A Pirate Day have all come at once. 20 years […]
It’s always interesting when we get feedback from self-publishing authors. In most cases, it’s along the lines of “Wow, great work! Let’s go with it”. Sometimes it’s “Almost there, is there any way you could […]
Seeing your naked book be taken away to be clothed can be a harrowing experience for an author. No matter how many times your Grandma tells you otherwise, people do judge books by their covers. […]
FIRST TIME AUTHORS: Do you have the world’s next literary masterpiece sitting dejectedly in your PC’s documents folder? Does this gold-encrusted piece of genius simply need to be available to the general public? Have you […]
The following tidbits of advice are SO DARNED OFFBEAT that they’ll include neither ‘reach for the STARS!’ nor ‘be true to yourself’. Not to say those sentiments aren’t as important as they are trite. 1. […]
