Tag: createspace
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Setting up Your Book: Front and Back Matter
A short while ago, I posted a blog called, Setting up Your Book: the Basics. We looked at trim size, margins, fonts and more. Today, I want to take a look at Front Matter and Back Matter. Quick explanation of what the Matter is Okay, any editors reading that title are currently having a conniption.…
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Setting up Your Book: The Basics
When I started into publishing, much of the whole process seemed so complicated and so difficult. One of the reasons I started this blog was because I was having a great deal of difficulty finding helpful websites to walk me through the “how to’s” of publishing. I thought I could be a support and help…
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Working with Your Proof Copy
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted a blog, but with Christmas and New Years and snow and cold and more… I’ve had to step back just a bit. It’s time, now, to get back to posting blogs. One of the things I’ve been able to do over the Christmas Season is to proof…
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December Book Update
December is a busy month, but the publishing process continues! This past month I posted a series on Alpha and Beta Readers and as I’m finishing up book one, I am reminded of how grateful I am for each person who has taken the time to give me feedback. But in the meantime, let me…
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When Do I Launch My Book?
One of the challenges a self-publisher faces is the question, “When is the best day/month to actually publish/launch my book?” The short answer is… on a Tuesday, on the first day of the month, but not in December. Simple? The truth is, there’s no perfect day to launch your book. There are, however, better times…
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How to Pick a Fabulously Fun Font Type for Your Book: Part II
Alright, for Part II of our look at picking a fabulously fun font for your book, we want to consider Monospace fonts as well as talk a bit about Cover Fonts and then put this all together. Â I hope the truth bomb that you have been hit with (that fonts actually matter) has been a…
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How to Pick a Fabulously Fun Font Type for Your Book: Part I
Let me lay a truth bomb on you. This blog post is about Font Types. This is a truth bomb because it is likely devastating to your world view to hear someone suggest that Font Types actually matter. I am sorry for crushing your world. Font types do matter and there are accepted Font Types…
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The Self-Publishing World
Simply put, I want to Self-Publish my book on a budget. I also want to Self-Publish it successfully.I think many people out there would like to do the same two things. Over the coming while, I hope to share some of what I’ve learned along the way as well as what I am currently learning.…
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Self-Publishing on a Budget
This blog is for the self-publisher on a budget. Maybe you’re like me. You’re about to publish and you’re trying to figure out the whole process. When I started into this process, I found it not only wonderful and exciting, but also confusing and irritating. I found there was a huge amount of information at…