Author of Paranormology, Tedrick Gritswell, Adaptation, Atlas Broken, The Bullet and Iris of the Shadows
The day has finally arrived! Being the tenth day of the tenth month, the tenth in the Paranormology series, Somerset Gardens Ghost, has been released to into world. If you like your books in ebook format, or audiobooks, or paperback, […]
Read moreIt seems that everyone wants something from you these days. There’s always a catch. There’s always a gotcha. Always? Almost always. Believe it or not, there are people out there who actually care about the independents. One of them is […]
Read moreThe Smashwords Summer (Winter in the Southern Hemisphere) Sale is over, the party is dying down and the world has a glut of indie books to chew through. There’s that distinct feel of melancholy in the air, the bartender is […]
Read moreA few weeks back, I hit the well-worn “stuff-it” button and began that familiar routine that involves sniffing about for something quick for dinner. Pizza was the order of the day. What would it be this time? Then a wave […]
Read moreAfter doing all the setup and tweaking and uploading and tweaking again, I got to the point where I could actually submit the book for publishing. As I’ve already explained, while CreateSpace does allow Author copies, Amazon does not. No […]
Read moreFor the ninth year in a row – there’s a trend, can you tell? – the Smashwords Summer (Winter in the Southern Hemisphere) Sale or, as I like to say, SS(WSH)S is on. From the 1st of July to the […]
Read moreBartek Sobieszczuk, or ‘Bart’ to those in the know, is taking part in a fundraiser to live off only rations for a week in order to raise money for Syrian refugees. I got to thinking about how I could help […]
Read moreLast post I uploaded the front cover to the KDP creator. I had blundered in that the DPI or dots per inch setting was at a default of 72, rather than the required 300. Changing the DPI to 300, re-exporting […]
Read moreAnd is set to splash its way all across your e-reader? Tedrick! That’s right, everyone’s favourite octopus detective is due for release tomorrow, 1st of June! OMG! I’ll be holding my own little celebration, but I can’t celebrate for too […]
Read moreIn the previous post, I spoke about how to get the cover to play ball. By downloading the template you will save yourself a lot of trouble, but how does one use it? GIMP I like GIMP. A lot. I […]
Read moreIn the previous post I told you how I decided to try out KDP’s Create Space for the paperback version of Tedrick Gritswell. In this episode, I’ll walk you through the uploading of the manuscript because it needs some examination, […]
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