Book Design / Graphic Design
A Book a Day: A Marketing Challenge
During the first seven days of January, I released one new book or new edition each day — seven books in total. Then I got sick, and the last fifteen days have seen no new book releases. Alas. But I would have had to stop sooner or later, not because I would run out of […]
7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Creating Your Book
Guest Post: The following article was provided to me by Hobie Hobart, Partner, Dunn+Associates Design. As an author or self-publisher, you already know what a book can do for you: Position you as the leading industry expert Establish your credibility Effortlessly attract your target audience Set you apart with an instantly recognizable brand Win the […]
First Lines in Books Draw the Reader In: Make Them Great
In a review of Alice Sebold’s new novel The Almost Moon, the reviewer quoted the first lines of her new novel and then quoted the first lines from her previous novel, The Lovely Bones, as well. In her first novel, The Lovely Bones, it took Alice two lines to kill off the heroine: “My name was […]
Tip-O-Graphics Create Powerful Traffic to Your Book Sites
A good tip-o-graphic can drive traffic, especially via Pinterest, to your author website, book sales page on Amazon, or anywhere else you want to send people who might be interested in your book or topic. Below are a few tip-o-graphics I’ve created for authors. I can create a similar (or even better!) tip-o-graphic for you. […]