Welcome to the Coach's Corner! Recently one of our authors shared the twentieth rendition of a query letter he had prepared to send to an agent. His is an epic novel; a real piece of literature. I was reminded how difficult it is to summarize a story—any story—in just a few lines. The author shared his frustration at the process and how … [Read more...]
Before entering publishing full time, it was my pleasure to work for many years in advertising and marketing. A delightful career, the ad biz was frenetic and madcap, joyful and rewarding, highly creative and incredibly educational. Writing, designing, and producing a broad variety of printed items exposed me to new concepts, new technologies, new … [Read more...]
I run into this question quite a bit and it doesn’t have a simple yes/no answer. Over the years I do not think I have hidden the fact that I am a Christian and run my business and personal life, guided by Christian principles but I don’t believe that I have ever asked someone to work with me solely for that reason. I don’t believe you should … [Read more...]
One of the services that Self Publishing, Inc. provides to its book printing customers is a Pre-Flight check of printer-ready PDF files that have been provided to print book covers and interiors. What exactly is a Pre-Flight check? Any pilots out there? Whether you think of your book as a Boeing 777, ready to go out and take the world by storm, … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Coach’s Corner! How long will it take you to realize your dream, complete your manuscript, have it professionally edited, designed, printed and published? “As long as it takes.” This is November, “National Novel Writing Month,” when authors and writers sometimes challenge themselves to join the NaNoWriMo bandwagon and … [Read more...]
A number of authors have asked us if we can produce children’s books for the eBook market. The answer to that is yes we can but there are a few things would be authors need to know. First of all, what is considered to be a children’s book? A children’s book usually consists of pages of colorful illustrations with text. The text will often … [Read more...]
I had a wonderful experience working with www.SelfPublishing.com. Having them do the layout work on my book was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Making this choice saved me money in printing and made my book look better. I initially came to www.BooksJustBooks.com as a refugee from another publishing and printing company. This other … [Read more...]
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