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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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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Melisa asks: “What are your thoughts on using Ingram Spark vs. KDP Print for paperback editions?”
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Melisa asks:
“Has Kitty finished her book on LaTEX layout yet?”
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Ian asks: “Do audiobook listeners, narrators, and producers have any tricks to adjust pacing, either on playback or during creation? Does writing with audiobooks in mind change the way you write?”
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Ian asks: What are your thoughts on keeping your writing business independent of any platform
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Robert asks: GIMP has poor CMYK support. What alternatives do I have to the Adobe tax?
Resources Mentioned
Adding CMYK support (Adobe ICC profiles) to GIMP
GIMP color management
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Brian asks: “If a book you’ve written isn’t up to your standards, should you publish it anyway?”
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Robert asks: “What upcoming technology revolutions might open up indie market the way that POD has?.”
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Brian asks:
What’s a good straightforward tutorial for doing cover art?
Resources Mentioned:
Joel Friedlander’s Monthly eBook Cover Design Awards
Becoming an Every Day Novelist by J. Daniel Sawyer
Createspace Cover Design Resources
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Scream
Taken By The T-Rex
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