Tag Archive | Informative
Is Perfection an Art … or Author Sabotage? – by Judith Briles…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Book Designer: Are you fiddling while your book-to-be does a slow burn? Are you working on creating the perfect book? Yes, we all hate typos, dropped words, grammar hiccups, or writing something that is incorrect. Hmmm … Continue reading HERE
How to Market Your Book–When You Hate Marketing – by K.M. Weiland…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Helping Writers Become Authors: Writers these days don’t get to think about just writing. If you want to learn how to sell your books, you must also think about marketing. And yet, most writers hate marketing. Continue reading HERE
What is the Best Service for Print on Demand Books? – from Reedsy…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
When it comes to determining what the best service for print on demand books is, there’s no easy answer. It depends on a number of factors, including: the type of book you’re printing, your budget, your plans for online distribution, whether you want to distribute…
4 Ways Travel Can Enrich Your Writing – by J. Thorn…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Creative Penn: Intro by Joanna Penn: I’m a travel junkie and if you’ve read any of my thrillers, you’ll know how much of my experience is woven into my books. also think traveling is one of the best ways to find stories out…
“I Hate That!” Book Design Pet Peeves – by Joel Friedlander…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on The Book Designer: This is a story about bad book design decisions, and how to avoid them. Jill and I visited Copperfield’s Books in Sebastapol this afternoon. Copperfield’s is a small chain of independent bookstores here in California, and a favorite place to browse…
The New Gmail: 12 Gmail Hacks Every Writer Can Use – by Nate Hoffelder…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Anne R. Allen site: Ever wished you could unsend email? Now Gmail lets you do that…and more! With Google releasing a new version of Gmail, now is a great time to reconsider how we can use Gmail to get more done. Gmail is possibly…
New Amazon KDP Updates And Features You May Have Missed – by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: It is hard to keep track of all Amazon KDP Updates Changes are always happening, so here is a roundup of the most important new KDP options and features. You might not need or want to use all of these, but…
You Get Free Book Promotion Every Time You Leave A Comment – by Derek Haines…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Just Publishing Advice: Blog commenting is the easiest way to promote your book for free There are hundreds of ways to promote a book. You can use free and paid book promotion sites, write a blog post every week and offer free books. Marketing…
Top Five DIY Book Layout Mistakes – by Joel Friedlander…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
On The Book Designer: Book designer and author Joel Friedlander takes a look at pitfalls self-publishers face when doing their own book formatting, and explains how to avoid these mistakes in the first place. How indie authors can avoid book design pitfalls
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