Avril asks: How do you pick a cover designer?
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Category Archives: Publishing
Questions 696: Dealing With Fame
Jeanne asks: How do authors—especially introverted ones—deal with fame?
Resources Mentioned:
Breaking Bad
Babylon 5
Star Trek TNG
Star Trek DS 9
Lost
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Brooke Magnati: How to Blog Anonymously And How Not To
Edward Snowden: How to Reclaim Privacy
How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets
How To Create An Anonymous Blog
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Questions 693: How to Know When to Release
Ephriam asks: “How do you know when a book is ready for release?”
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Questions 673: Dan’s Workflow
Questions 664: Be Excellent, Covers
Robert asks: What should I look for in covers and cover art, and how do I make sure my next cover is awesome?
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Questions 660: YouTube for Audio?
AR asks: “What legal or copyright issues do I need to consider if I publish my fiction as simple animations on youtube?”
Resources Mentioned
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur, Youtube Channel
https://www.isaacarthur.net/
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Questions 645: Basic Steps to Publishing
Mark asks: “What are the basic steps involved in publishing my own books?”
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Resources Mentioned
How to Succeed in Evil by Patrick McLean
Draft2Digital
PublishDrive
Smashwords
Gumroad
Subscribestar
Making Tracks: A Writer’s Guide to Audiobooks and How to Produce Them by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Creative Penn
Gail Carriger
Lawrence Block newsletter
JA Konrath
Scott Sigler
Marie Force
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Questions 643: Creating Genre
Robert asks: “Are new genres created by innovative authors, marketing, social trends, or something else?”
Resources Mentioned:
Nancy Drew
The Hardy Boys
The Secret of the Stratemeyer Syndicate
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Suave Rob’s Double-X Derring-Do by J. Daniel Sawyer
Tom Swift Jr.
Have Space Suit, Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Questions 636: Ingram Spark vs. Amazon
Melisa asks: “What are your thoughts on using Ingram Spark vs. KDP Print for paperback editions?”
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Questions 629: Kitty’s LaTEX Book
Melisa asks:
“Has Kitty finished her book on LaTEX layout yet?”
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