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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Another Draft
How many drafts does it take to write a book? More than one, for sure. So two? Three? Five? How many sweeps must one do? When doing the books in the Paranormology Series, I settled on three as the magic […]
Read moreThe Red Pen’s Revenge
The excitement builds. The whisky is poured. Draft two is complete. It is a relief. The first run, you see, doesn’t feel real, it doesn’t feel like the end product. It’s almost as if the first copy is a grainy […]
Read moreI’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
Me? Sleeping? Anything but. I understand where you’re coming from, though. I mean, it was yonks ago when I said I was cracking on with a sequel to Borobo Reef, right? That’s true, that’s true. I’m still running with that, […]
Read moreKDP – 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 […]
Read moreKDP – 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 […]
Read moreKDP – The Juicy Bits
In 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 moreLulu – Approval & GlobalREACH
After you’ve made your project, pushed up your manuscript and made up your cover, your book is pretty much ready to distribute. If you’ve selected the option to have Lulu push your book for you, then there’s just two things […]
Read moreLulu – Cover Uploading
Left you hanging on the uploading of the manuscript. My apologies. Had to get foreign character printing fixed on Epson printers. Long story, don’t ask. The Cover This is where your hard work shaping the cover will pay off. You’ve […]
Read moreLulu – The Cover
Pushing the digital version of your book to hardcopy requires a revision of your front cover. You’ve knocked your cover up. You are pretty chuffed with it because, hey, everything is just as it should be. Pixels are, after all, […]
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