Self-publishing articles on Vandal.
We all know that self-publishing your book is straightforward and, hence, a very easy way to get your story out to readers. Whether you decide on an ebook version only or an additional paperback POD (Print On Demand) version, it takes only a matter of days or even hours before your book is ‘out there’.…
Branding is the buzzword now for creating a public image of yourself. For authors, especially new writers, it is imperative that you build a brand around your name. Almost without exception, I see bios of authors that read, ‘Authour of Jack The Rat and Tinkle Tom’s Adventures’. Quite honestly, writing bios such as this creates…
After all the comments and reactions to my article last week, ‘Finding Quality Ebooks’, I thought a follow-up post was in order as so much has happened since it was posted. Is this how fast things work in book publishing nowadays? Well, anyway, at the same time as I professed my acute knowledge in my…
I must credit one of my blog readers with making me think about the quality standard of ebooks. It is no great industrial secret that some ebooks are very badly written and edited, but there are also many that are well-written and of great value. So how do you find out which is which before…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 12, 2011 With the release of his new book, February The Fifth, our reporter Said Orquardly tracked down Derek Haines for this exclusive interview. SO. How did you come to discover this hidden planet called Gloth? DH. It was strange, really. I was actually looking at images of Jupiter…
