Puff up your bulb and stretch those suckers! Tedrick ‘Stumpy’ Gritswell’s third adventure is launching today, that is, the 30th of April, 2022! Let’s not waste time, because there’s a pod of pale water with my name on it. If […]
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KDP, the Galley and Proofing – The Cover
You’ve written your book. Bully for you and kudos, congrats and all of that. No, really, it’s an achievement and you should be chuffed with your efforts but, if you’ve been following the bouncing ball, you’ll suspect that the journey […]
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The Paperback – Amazon’s Options
When it comes to making physical books, I’ve been a fan of Lulu’s printing service for a while. All of Paranormology is on there, along with The Bullet and Atlas, Broken. I like their terms and the Global Distribution options […]
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Shh… it just got real!
eBooks are great. Really, they are. I’ve got a Kobo reader next to my bed and I use it every night – currently a Lovecraft inspired collection, including Call of Cthulu and Innsmouth. The convenience of having where I’m up […]
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I Stuffed Up
Me and dates, we don’t get along. Not dates as in the fruit. They’re alright. And prunes, I’m a fan of prunes. Dried apricots, sultanas, raisins, currants, yeah, they’re all good. But that’s not what I’m on about. I’m talking […]
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The Quality of the Merchandise
Forgot to mention yesterday about the quality of the print of the books that arrived. I’ll start with Tedrick. I got Tedrick Gritswell of Borobo Reef and Tedrick Gritswell Makes Waves delivered so I can give a final check to […]
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KDP – The End Result
After 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 […]
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KDP – The Cover Pt II
Last 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 […]
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What’s got 2 eyes, 7 legs…?
And 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 […]
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KDP – The Cover
In 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 […]
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