by Sarah Kuiken | Feb 7, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Editing is a famously daunting task for many writers, but it doesn’t have to be. At the end of the day, you want to put a compelling, gripping story out into the world—and as a storyteller, who better to take at least an initial look over your manuscript than you?...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 17, 2022 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast
Episode Summary Books aren’t literally like buildings—you can’t just pour a foundation, but up some 2x4s, slap on some shingles and call it done (Ok… to be fair, buildings aren’t like that, either). But “building a book” is a...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Sep 14, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
I’ve been watching For the Love of Kitchens on the Discovery+ app. The show follows the work of the kitchen design studio of deVOL, in the UK. It’s something my wife got me into—a sort of “visual comfort food,” watching a show that’s centered on designing and...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jan 20, 2020 | Author How-To & Mindset
As self-publishers, we Indie Authors have a particular inclination toward bootstrapping. We like to own our careers, and we also like to own the entire process of producing a book. As bootstrapping authors, we tend to want to do all the jobs. Maybe we’re trying to cut...
by Kathy Edens | Apr 30, 2019 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
Publishing is a competitive industry whether you self-publish or go the traditional route. Polishing your manuscript until it’s the best it can be is even more important for the self-published author. When you publish your own work, you likely don’t have an entire...