Blurbs should be short and to the point. Hence the name “blurb.” Blurbs are a summary of what a book is about. But who says that the blurb has to be long. I’ve seen too many authors’ blurbs that tell too much of what their book is about, reaching the status of being more of a full length novel… Read more »
Getting Reviews for Self-Published Books A few decades ago, self-publishing was a drag. Aside from the strife that comes with financing your book, you also have to impress the publisher with your transcript. Think about it. There used to be a time when the only people who could read were the ones who went to school. Why? Well, let’s just… Read more »
Am I a Critical Reader? Despite what people may think, doing an honest and comprehensive review of a book isn’t as easy as it may sound. Sure, anyone can say, “Oh, that was a great book.” Or, “I hated that author and will never read their books again.” But there’s so much more to it than that. A reviewer has… Read more »
He Said: The question put to us is: How many beta readers are enough before you publish? To answer this, I first have to define where I put beta reading in the editing process. For me, there are three steps in getting your book ready to publish. The first two, proofing and beta reading, can be interchanged (time wise) and are… Read more »
Although I’ve never personally emptied my bank account on self-publishing a book – not yet anyhow – I have to say that there has to be a line where expenses just can’t be cut: editing and/or proofreading. Sure, I know the cover is important, as are promotional activities and the like; however, if you spend your entire budget on those… Read more »
When I started my first book, my fear of the unknown kicked in before I finished page one. My mind raced to all of the things I had to do. Turn my story idea into a plot. Develop characters. Pick names for them and places to take them. Come up with twists and turns to keep my readers intrigued. Oh…. Read more »
She said… So, as someone who has never written a book – yet – I sometimes don’t realize how important all the different components can be. However, I think my author partner will agree that the most important part of the sale of an actual book is the cover. When I peruse the sections of Amazon, or an actual brick… Read more »
Just the beginning of the Author Services that are going to be offered by TAB Author Services, we are officially beginning our professional beta reading services as well as ebook formatting. 5-FLY services!! We will be formatting for both epub and mobi. Although epub is the predominate file requested within the industry, Amazon requests mobi so we definitely can provide… Read more »
I found this interesting, helpful little tool for anyone who’s trying to decide what direction to take their book. Hope it helps anyone on the fence! http://thewritelife.com/self-publish-or-traditional/#.ewhymfa:MCL5
A little momentum is a powerful thing. Think about it – if you’re trying to achieve something, the key is to get the ball to the top of the hill and then to push it down the other side so that it builds up as much speed as possible. It’s a pretty simple concept, and it’s one that’s used in… Read more »
JANUARY 12, 2016 A desire for authorial control may come to replace big time publishing houses As the literary marketplace becomes increasingly digital, self-publishing authors and smaller independent publishers may soon eclipse big publishing moguls. In 2013, Amazon revealed that “a quarter of the top 100 bestselling Kindle books on Amazon.com in 2012 were published via Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP),”… Read more »