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May 1st, 2024. It has been one heck of a day. One of those days, in fact, that makes you want to curl up in a little ball, soak yourself in whiskey and forget about it. Yeah, the pressure was […]
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May 1st, 2024. It has been one heck of a day. One of those days, in fact, that makes you want to curl up in a little ball, soak yourself in whiskey and forget about it. Yeah, the pressure was […]
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, […]
Read moreIn the interest of comparison with Lulu, I’m going to be documenting my experience with Kindle Direct Publishing and Create Space for making the hardcopy version of my book. The ISBN Thankfully, Amazon supplies ISBNs. If you’re curious about how […]
Read moreI told you I’d do it! Tedrick Gritswell of Borobo Reef is up for pre-release. What does that mean for you? It means you can pre-order it so that, on 1st of June, 2017, it gets automatically added to your […]
Read moreWho ever said that writing was glamorous? Not me, I can assure you. I can think of many words to describe it. Glamorous doesn’t make the list. The writing bit is fun. You know, making up the story and getting […]
Read moreTedrick has come a long way. I had the 20th of April marked down as the cut-off for the second draft and I’m chuffed to say that I’ve hit it! I’d pop a champagne but instead I’ve popped a few […]
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