Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers: The Ultimate Frugal Reference Guide for Avoiding Word Trippers and Crafting Gatekeeper-Perfect Copy Carolyn Howard-Johnson Modern History Press This skinny book is fat with great information for all writers—whether writing is your full-time job or a part of your professional responsibilities. Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers [...]
Kick-start your marketing efforts with brand new images of your book covers. Creating attractive promotional images of your books and information products takes time, expertise, and money. Even though we have the talent and expertise in-house (thanks to the outstanding photography and design skills of Jerry D. Clement), we use MockUpShots to create shareable images [...]
Want to write a book about Donald Trump? We’ve made it easy for you! Recently I saw a prediction that between 20 and 40 books about President Donald Trump will be released in 2021. Whether you love him, hate him, or have mixed feelings about him, it seems that everybody has something to say [...]
Self-Publisher's Legal Handbook: Updated Guide to Protecting Your Rights and Wallet Helen Sedwick Ten Gallon Press This is a legal book that’s actually fun to read. As an author (both traditionally and self-published) and a self-publishing consultant (who has ghostwritten and published books for clients in multiple genres), I can’t say enough good things about [...]
You Should Know the Number of Steps Do you have stairs in or around your home or workplace? For your safety, know the number of steps in each set of stairs. According to the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, more than 1 million people per year are treated in emergency departments for stair-related injuries. You’ll [...]
A question that I often hear when I’m speaking about self-publishing deals with how to handle royalties when two or more authors collaborate on projects. Until now, my answer has been: Choose one person (or entity) to receive the payments and distribute funds to the other author(s). Detail the process carefully in your written agreement. [...]
Can we ever get everything done? Lately, I’ve been wondering if I’ll ever catch up. No matter how much I do or don’t do, at the end of each day, there’s always a long list of things that I have to transfer to the next day—or maybe the next week. It’s frustrating. Anxiety-generating. And negatively [...]
Do you suffer from anxiety? In her new book, Healing Anxiety: A natural approach to managing anxiety, worry, and fear, Dominga Nunez, ND, CNHP, explains how you can heal and regain your life with natural approaches. Anxiety is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), [...]
If you have ever had a hard drive crash or a computer lost or stolen, you know the importance of real-time data backup. If you haven’t, trust me—it will eventually happen, and you’ll find out the hard way why you need your files backed up to the cloud. There are several good data backup [...]
There’s a special emphasis on gratitude in November. What’s the best way to say thank you? As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches (in the U.S.), there’s a lot of extra conversation about gratitude. And certainly, even in this crazy year of 2020, we have a lot to be thankful for. For this moment, let’s focus on [...]
