by Steve Spillman | Jun 11, 2013 | blog, self-publishing |
Mistake #6: Assume the World Will Beat a Path to Your Door! You’ve written your book, had it professionally edited, a graphic artist has created the perfect cover and you’ve laid out the interior beautifully. You’ve created a first-class book! Wow!...
by Steve Spillman | Jun 4, 2013 | blog, self-publishing |
Mistake #5: Don’t Worry About How People will Actually Read Your Book! It doesn’t really matter what format your book comes in, does it? I mean, as long as people can get the information, that’s all that’s important, right? Wrong! How people read your book will...
by Steve Spillman | May 28, 2013 | blog, self-publishing |
Mistake # 4 Don’t Bother with an ISBN or LCCN! First of all, what is an ISBN and an LCCN? ISBN is short for “International Standard Book Number.” Without getting too technical, it’s a thirteen digit number assigned to your book; it’s how book buyers and booksellers...
by Steve Spillman | May 21, 2013 | blog, self-publishing |
Mistake # 3 Layout Your Own Interior! How words look can be as important as what they say Pagination (typeset in the old days) is how the interior of your book is laid out. Most new authors don’t even know pagination is a word, let alone how it plays a profound part...
by Steve Spillman | May 14, 2013 | blog, self-publishing |
Mistake #2. Design Your Own Cover! You’ve heard the old saying; “You can’t judge a book by its cover”? Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens; your book will be judged by its cover. In the span of a few seconds a potential reader, reviewer or professional...
by Steve Spillman | May 7, 2013 | blog, self-publishing |
Mistake # 1: Edit Your Own Book! Spelling and Grammar – ouch! Do you think editing is just a matter of running ‘spell-check’ on your word processing software? Think again. Do you think that you are your own best editor or that hiring a professional editor is too...
