by Linden Gross | Nov 3, 2016 | Marketing, Publishing
For authors, writing a book is just part of the mission. If you actually want people to read what you’ve written—or if you want a shot at getting picked up by a traditional publisher—you also need to focus on building your writer’s platform. What’s...
by Linden Gross | Jun 30, 2016 | Editing, Publishing
The last thing you want when you self-publish is for your book to look like you self-published it. Here are some do-and-don’t (make that do-or-die) self-publishing tips to make your book look and sound as professional as possible: Your first draft is just...
by Linden Gross | Jun 23, 2016 | Publishing
Book designer Jennifer Omner of ALL Publications wrote about ISBNs—unique numerical book identifiers that are assigned to each edition and variation (hard cover, soft cover, ebook, audio) of a book—in a recent newsletter. The information is so important and so on...
by Linden Gross | Mar 14, 2014 | Publishing
Portland book designer Jennifer Omner, All Publications, included the following information about traditional publishing vs. self-publishing in her newsletter. In the report What Advantages Do Traditional Publishers Offer Authors?, authors were not overly satisfied...
by Linden Gross | Feb 21, 2014 | Publishing, Writing
In honor of American Heart Month and Black History Month, my writing coach client Dr. Surender R. Neravetla has published his second book Salt: Black America’s Silent Killer (Health Now Books, 2014) and released the related book trailer (which I helped create). ...
