Tag Archive | Indie Authors
Killer Book Blurbs
Often the first thing to catch a reader’s eye is your cover–does the image “speak” to them? is the title striking? The second thing is usually the blurb on the back of your book. Now, if you’re traditionally published by one of the Big 5, they will handle this for you. However, if you work…
Author Caution: Be Careful Linking to Pirate Sites
Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
STOP: Authors, Be Careful Photo by Isaiah Rustad on Unsplash I’ve been sitting on this article since February (See screenshot below) and had almost decided not to publish it. After seeing Chris share the article on Piracy, Plagiarism and Impersonation however, I thought maybe it was time for me…
My Journey into Creating a Publishing Company…Part One
Originally posted on Plaisted Formatting & Genealogy:
If I go back to when I first started writing in 2012 I didn’t know squat about publishing, never mind needing lessons in grammar, and the person’s voice. Like many others out there I tried traditional publishing. You remember the first publisher of Fifty Shades? It was an…
Are There Birds in Your Book?
Originally posted on IRISH FIREBRANDS: A Novel ~ and Other Works by Christine Plouvier, Indie Author:
One of the many varieties of plover. Perhaps there’s a setting or a scene that you want to help your reader to hear: instead of just listing the names of birds that may be present, why not describe and/or phoneticize the…
Independent Author of the Week Angelique S Anderson
Originally posted on A Reader Recommends:
Q + A 1. Where is your favorite place to write? I really love waiting until everyone has gone to sleep, and the animals are tucked in so that I can write when it is absolutely silent. 2. Which book influenced you to become a writer? Honestly, I’ve been…
Got WordPress Woes?
Originally posted on IRISH FIREBRANDS: A Novel ~ and Other Works by Christine Plouvier, Indie Author:
Im WordPress nichts Neues.* Scuttlebutt has it that horrible things are happening (or are about to happen) to the functionality of the Blog Host We All So Admire. This should be no news to those of us who have been…
National Library Week!
Originally posted on IRISH FIREBRANDS: A Novel ~ and Other Works by Christine Plouvier, Indie Author:
Indie Author-Publisher colleagues: Is your book in a public library? (Irish Firebrands is in three!) 🙂
A FREE Educational Opportunity!
Originally posted on IRISH FIREBRANDS: A Novel ~ and Other Works by Christine Plouvier, Indie Author:
Join hundreds of other students worldwide in the study of Irish Language and Culture, at the MOOC provider FutureLearn: Both courses begin on 26 March! Now you can learn how to read the Irish dialogue that’s in Irish Firebrands (without…
Indie Publishing News Needs Your HELP
Originally posted on Plaisted Formatting & Genealogy:
Plaisted Publishing House produces a FREE Marketing Magazine for Indie Authors and those who support them – aka Editors, Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Marketers etc. This magazine celebrated it’s second year in Feb 2018. We have 526 members in the GROUP We have 370 signed up to receive and share…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 