Book Design / Graphic Design

Forgotten Flowers by Michael Sullivan

Novel Tip-o-Graphic: What Makes Us Human

Below is a tip-o-graphic I created for Michael Sullivan, author of Forgotten Flowers, a novel about dementia and family. This tip-o-graphic features four of the wonderful testimonials Michael has received for his novel before it’s publication date. Note: All novelists should get some great blurbs (testimonials) before their books are published. Author Marketing Tip: All […]

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I wonder if I said HELLO – How many people would say it back? Let’s try it…

Hello Meme: How Much Traffic Can a Meme Generate?

This is a little experiment to see how much website traffic a meme can generate. Check out this Hello Meme. We’ll report on the results later this week. This particular meme did not work at all, at all, at all. Some memes work. Some don’t. Alas. I wonder if I said HELLO – How many […]

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The Enigma Factor - 6 Top Security Tips to Protect You

How to Create a Tip-o-Graphic for a Novel

Here is a tip-o-graphic I created for the co-authors of The Enigma Factor, Rox Burkey and Charles Breakfield. They provided the essential content; I edited their content and created this graphic. Note how they took a situation in their novel and created a list of tips to help real people deal with what was a fictional quandary. […]

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Book Marketing Q&A: ISBN Numbers and Self-Publishing

Question: I am pondering publishing a book through Ingram Spark and would like the book in bookstores. When should you use ISBN numbers to self-publish? Answer: Every book you publish, whether self-published or done with a major publisher, should have a separate ISBN number. In fact, each version of the book you publisher should have […]

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