The trials of the Modern Author Survival as a modern author is no small task. After 30 days of writing the two weeks that followed have been spent on covers, interior layouts, publishing with three on demand outlets, talking with retailers and arranging stock in real-world stores. Notable moments include: The cover designer who took my design, did nothing with it and offered the threatRead Now
Make Money in Music – Published! Serious Update! The book has now been published and available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle formats worldwide: Make Money in Music Without Being a Star! Layout clearly was completed eventually, and files accepted by Amazon. Ingram had a separate set of requirements for covers in different formats and epub files for eBook that again differed from Amazon. IRead Now
Self-Publishing – Amazon Trials Hello again. Progress continues on the new website – www.makemoneyinmusic.net, and the layout of the book is finally complete. Turns out, however, that my self-publishing guide needs an update! I had forgotten just how much fun it is getting the Amazon process completed. Once all the sections are completed, I uploaded my cover and book text PDFs, and waited the regulationRead Now
A Few Days Grace Hi everyone! After my hectic writing schedule over the last month producing ‘Make Money in Music’, I decided to treat myself to a few days off over the weekend. Well… ‘off’ writing anyway, I still messed with covers, interior layout and a website – www.makemoneyinmusic.net, seems I can’t help myself. The layout is now sorted I think, and since it’ll be available viaRead Now
A Book Finished in a Month! What a crazy trip it’s been! Concept complete, planning complete, writing complete, rewrite complete and editing complete. Not to mention a website and covers for paperback and eBook! The finished manuscript is now with the typesetter being arranged nicely on the page. Too late to worry about the content now! The 50K NaNoWriMo target has been hit comfortably, and although thereRead Now
A Book Completed in a Month! Almost there! I am now obsessively checking and re-checking, and re-checking again. I’ve done some more work on the website, approached potential early reviewers and sent more material to the typesetter. One more day of editing of the final 20 pages, and it is as done as it is getting! The 50K NaNoWriMo target has been hit comfortably, preparing me nicely forRead Now