We’ve all heard the phrase “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” In publishing, your book…
cover design
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Taking Stock: Stock Photo Roundup
by Alexandra Haughton November 17, 2016I mentioned the importance of using appropriately licensed, royalty-free stock photography in my three-part series on cover design, and I…
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How To Get Your Book Cover Done For (Almost) Free
by Nkenu Timothy Woma October 31, 2016The saying: “do not judge a book by its cover” does not apply in its literal sense, at least not…
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From Rights Reversion to Indie Published: A Book Journey
by Myretta Robens September 28, 2016We’ve asked author Myretta Robens to document precisely what goes into getting rights back and then republishing a book. She…
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Designing Your Book’s H.E.A. (Part Three: Happy Ever After…All the Way to the Bank!)
by Alexandra Haughton September 15, 2016Here comes the swoon… In Part One of this cover design series, I walked you through beginning your relationship with a…
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Judging You: Top Indie Book Covers for August
by Robin Bradford September 1, 2016Librarian Robin Bradford has developed a following on Twitter for her book cover tweets (under the #collectiondevelopment hashtag), where she posts…
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Designing Your Book’s Happy Ever After (Part Two: Fun and Games)
by Alexandra Haughton August 25, 2016In the first part of our book cover design series, I compared the relationship between an author and her cover…
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Designing Your Book’s Happy Ever After (Part One: Once Upon a Time)
by Alexandra Haughton August 18, 2016Once upon a time… Two strangers meet. Exchange ideas. Struggle against the outside forces determined to tear them apart. And…
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3 Unexpected Marketing Moves from a NYT Bestseller
by Team Pronoun July 8, 2016This article was originally published by Pronoun on Medium.com on February 8, 2016. Cristin Harber published 5 books in September 2013,…