Self-Publishing Tips, Tutorials and Guides
Typefaces say a lot about your book. You've seen the books on the shelves -- romance, horror, even how-tos have a certain look to them. And YES, the cover does help sell the book. Below are examples of covers from different genres (courtesy of … [Continue reading]
Youtube is one of the hottest venues on the Internet. In fact, 72 hours of video is uploaded every minute. It would take several lifetimes to view every video. So how do you get YOURS in front of your target audience? To do this you need to OPTIMIZE … [Continue reading]
Do you have a manuscript languishing on the shelf? Is it original and unpublished? Then Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition wants you... For works already self-published, View Writer's Digest Submissions Guidelines in our Post: Writer's … [Continue reading]
How to Create a Book Cover, Part 3 Our February Newsletter offered a quick book cover exercise to get your creative juices flowing. You were to create a fictional book cover around the following synopsis: ------- It is the Super Bowl of all Super … [Continue reading]
If you are one of the millions who are walking the path of self-publishing, then you realize that ebook formatting and marketing is important. Though you may not have the deep pockets of major publishers, you can still create, promote and market … [Continue reading]
Self-Publishing Authors: The Writer's Digest Competitions for 2013. ENTER TODAY! THIS CONTEST IS HELD AT WRITER'S DIGEST, PLEASE DO NOT SEND MANUSCRIPTS TO US Whether you're a professional writer, a part-time freelancer, or a writing enthusiast … [Continue reading]
Have you ever shopped for a book and run across unrelated book covers that appeared eerily similar? So similar they appeared to be part of a series? This issue is cropping up more and more in self-publishing and with alarming regularity. But does it … [Continue reading]