Book Covers Part Two
As Derek Murphy of creativindie.com tells all independent authors (and I highly recommend his books, courses, and articles), covers serve but one purpose: to draw the eye of the potential…
Book Covers Part One
Independent publishers have a variety of options, whether publishing digital or print books. There are individual designers who specialize in cover design; their prices vary. There are companies that make…
Website Woes
The internet is a dynamic place. And a weird one. Not only are there constant changes wrought by software companies forever fixing and improving their products, and people like myself…
Creative Blocks
Most blocks to creativity are internal; that is, they stem from our inhibitions and fears. And where do those inhibitions and fears come from? In my experience and observation, they…
Websites and other wonders
One of the issues that has come up in publishing is the need for marketing, which includes having a website. And operating a website requires learning how to create the…
Musical Inspiration
The muses can sing to me in many ways, triggering ideas for a new tale. One of the more unusual inspirations for me was a video by a music company…
Hope
In fiction as in life, a person needs hope―even if it is simply the unconscious assumption that he or she will live to see another day. Moreover, even a story…
Mistakes
It's frustrating to find mistakes after publishing. And somehow they get through. The most aggravating to me was discovering that I had inadvertently labelled chapters improperly, doubling Chapter 3, and…
Being Indie
Being indie (independent publisher) means, basically, that I do it all and do it on a shoestring budget. And I am inundated constantly by advice telling me I must pay…
Book titles
Choosing a title for a short story or a book can be easy or difficult. Some names seem to spring to mind at first contemplation of the story line. Propositions…