Judging Your Book by Its Cover
Perhaps the single most important marketing tool for your book is its cover. An effective cover draws a person to want to learn more about your book; a poorly designed one can turn off a…
Navigating Your Amazon Listing
Whether you use an ebook distribution service like BookBaby, or submit your book directly to Amazon (which enables you to enroll in their KDPS program discussed in my prior post), knowing how to effectively compose…
TO KDPS, OR NOT TO KDPS
For me, this was a good question. For the unaware, KDP Select is Amazon.com’s digital distribution program where an author can publish his/her ebook directly to Kindle, under the condition that Amazon has exclusivity in…
NOT-QUITE-DIY SELF-PUBLISHING
So the day I’ve been waiting for—the day I’ve been working for—has arrived. My debut novel DEAD SIZE is published! Out there for all the world (or at least some of it) to see and,…
In the Beginning, There Was This Poem About a Giant Penis
When an author launches his/her website, it is a momentous occasion, analogous to, say, the maiden voyage of a luxury transatlantic ocean liner. The author’s first blog post, therefore, could be equated to the ship’s…