I Need a Freelance Illustrator/Artist
Can you send me your list of recommended freelance illustrators?
-Melinda
Success in the Midst of Darkness By Sarojni Mehta-Lissak
Success, for a writer, can be measured by a leap into the spotlight with a high-end book deal, or by steady publication over a long period of time. My own path has been the latter.
Yet Another Snow Day!
I’m happy to say that I have been sticking to one of my New Year’s Resolution! I worked for an hour every morning last week (and for three hours on Sunday), and finally finished formatting one of my new books. We then printed it out for one last crack at editing. I always have to edit twice on paper – once using the manuscript and then once more using a real, printed copy of the book. That’s the nice thing about Print on Demand (POD). You can make changes whenever you want.
Who is Responsible for Marketing Your Book, Less Than Half of Books Sold are Purchased Through Bookstores, Paying to Make Your Book Returnable, and More! By Angela Hoy
I received the following letter last week:
I was interested in your article on book return policies. Recently, I published a book with AuthorHouse and was expected to contact bookstores myself. When they found out there wasn’t a return policy in place they wouldn’t order my book. AuthorHouse then came out with a fee (currently $699) for book returns. They wouldn’t cooperate with advertising either even though it was part of the package. The publisher would not help with the most important part of the presentation of my book. Both publisher and bookstores expected me to do it all myself.
Letters To The Editor For January 16th
Your newsletter is the most valuable resource out there, bar none. No come ons, gimmicks, or insulting get rich quick schemes. You tell it like it is, and it’s much appreciated.
Tris
Ghostwriting: Know Your Clients By Rich Mintzer
The concept of ghostwriting makes perfect sense. It allows for those who have expertise in an area, but are not the most proficient writers, to express themselves in well honed, well written books and articles. It also allows for writers to make money behind the strengths of well known names, since celebrities and experts can sell books based on their name recognition and, or, expertise in a field.
How To Tell What Font?
My designer has disappeared and I can’t figure out what font he used on my cover. Can you help?
I found a great resource online for this! You upload an image of the font in question and you get an instant result. See: https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont
Back to My Books!
I’m relieved the holidays and our “home-based vacation” are over. I’ve made two New Year’s Resolutions and I’m really going to stick to them this year…and neither one of them has anything to do with weight loss – ha ha!
Do You Have More Book Ideas Than Time to Write? Me, Too!! By Angela Hoy
This time of year, most of us are feeling ambitious and thinking about ideas for new books we want to write. It always happens to me, too. New Year’s Day = New Book Ideas! I can’t help it. They come spilling out of my brain faster than I can process them. In fact, I have a “book ideas” folder in my email box. It’s filled to the brim with ideas for books that I will never, ever have time to write.
Letters To The Editor For January 9th
Letters will return next week.