When best-selling romance writer Sharon Hamilton quit her day job to write full time, she thought she was leaving the business world behind. After 25 years running her own real estate agency, she was sure she could “wing it” when it came to the business side of...
By Karl Bunker Promotional copy for our books isn’t necessarily something we think about as we’re writing them, but we should, and today Karl Bunker gives us a heads up about what we need to know when it comes time to actually write this copy. I think...
In March, I told you about some of the changes we were making here at The Book Designer and introduced you to our Contributing Writers: Frances Caballo Jason Matthews Cornia Koch MacLeod and Carla Douglas Jason Kong Nina Amir Helen Sedwick Today I’m very pleased...
Do you remember the last time you went looking for a book at the local bookstore? Maybe it was recently, but for a lot of people it might have been some time ago. Now more than ever, book sales are moving online. Let’s face it: when you want to find information...
Summer’s finally moving into our neighborhood, late but welcome. In the book world, self-publishing seems to be moving toward becoming a legitimate part of the larger publishing world. This is interesting, and I think you’ll also find this week’s...
