Outside The Box Advertising
My daughter gave me a brilliant idea for advertising my book. I honestly didn’t think it would go very far, but the T-shirt she printed out for me, with the cover of the book front and center, has…
Read MoreYour Book In Pictures And Sound
Making your own book trailer is relatively simple. I used Microsoft’s MovieMaker to do mine, but there are a couple of steps to do before you open up any movie-making program. I use up a lot of graph…
Read MoreRomancing the Story
I didn’t set out to write a paranormal romance, you know. I was just writing a story about a woman who had inherited an unusual job. The soul-mate part didn’t come into play until about Chapter 8 and…
Read MoreMiss Manners Says Be Nice To Your Publisher
The average publisher these days is inundated with manuscripts from a variety of levels of expertise. Being polite, minding your manners, is a good way to impress the publisher, even if they don’t…
Read MoreCover to Cover – It’s A Writer’s Job
The hardest part, I think, of writing is finding a cover that fits your idea of the contents of the book. It’s possible to lend the book to an artist and let them decide what your cover will look…
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