Checklists, cheatsheets, worksheets, and a free ebook with my reviews of publishing services you can trust.
This is Part 2 of my talk with Robin Cutler, Director of IngramSpark, the professional publishing and distribution platform for independent authors. (Find Part 1 here.)October 30, 2018 on the Author Friendly Podcast with Carla King Listen and subscribe About this episodeIn this episode, we focus on distribution. IngramSpark has the widest distribution in the world, but […]
Instant gratification for your customersDon’t forget you’re competing with Amazon. So grab a priority mail envelope and make sure your customer gets your book in time for gift-giving. This is a best practice all year round, too. Check out the section about mailing books in my Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors, below.
Robin Cutler is Director of IngramSpark at Ingram Content Group. She is the former Assistant Director of USC Press and founder and CEO of Summerhouse Press. She helped develop BookSurge, an early self-publishing tool that was acquired by Amazon, and then became Vendor Manager for Amazon/CreateSpace. When she is not traveling represent IngramSpark at writing and publishing […]
JoEllen Taylor is Director of Marketing & Business Development for FirstEditing, a family of editors worldwide who help authors bring out the best in their writing. Their vetted professionals have a fantastic array of skills to offer in each genre, such as developmental & structural editing, academic reviews and publications, ebook formatting, proofreading, and publishing […]
Because professional editors are so expensive (and worth every penny), the purchase of electronic editing software can be a very smart investment to save you time and money in the long run. Here’s a review of my favorite tools, some of which offer “first-pass” or “last-pass” editing to clean up mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation, and one that actually helps you edit your story, kind of like a developmental editor. Magic? Yes! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to help.
Kristina Stanley is the bestselling author of the Stone Mountain Mystery Series and the CEO of Fictionary. Fictionary is a company that helps writers tell better stories with a tool that analyzes your manuscript. In a way that will astound you, data and visual aids allow you to evaluate your book on a scene-by-scene basis, displaying […]
Laurie McLean wears many hats. She is the Director of the San Francisco Writers Conference, a literary agent, Founder of Fuse Literary, and a former Silicon Valley marketing and PR professional. I asked her to talk about the February 2019 conference and the return on investment for the money and the time for this or […]
Angela Bole is CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association, a non-profit membership organization for self-publishers and independent publishers that provides resources, education, advocacy, connections, and tools for success.Tuesday, September 25, 2018 on the Author Friendly Podcast with Carla King Listen and subscribe About this episodeIn this episode, we discuss the role and responsibilities of the publisher […]
In this addendum to my interview with Kevin Tumlinson, Marketing Director at Draft2Digital, he announce the D2D POD printing services in beta in 2018. September 24, 2018 on the Author Friendly Podcast with Carla King Listen and subscribe Show notesHere are the links to Draft2Digital (D2D) sites we mentioned and other resources.Draft2Digital.comPrint BetaListen and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, YouTube, or […]
Kevin Tumlinson is Marketing Director at Draft2Digital and a prolific best-selling author of thrillers. Draft2Digital was founded in 2012 to provide an easy way to format and distribute your ebook.Tuesday, September 18, 2018 on the Author Friendly Podcast with Carla King Listen and subscribe About this episodeOne of D2D’s recent partnerships is with Bibliotheca, which extends their reach […]