First, true, published, author’s copy received — imagine my horror!

This is a quick lesson in double-checking your manuscript in Amazon’s previewer before accepting — particularly for the paperback edition. Before publishing, I spent (literally) dozens of hours proofreading and formatting my manuscript. I had ordered proof copies from Amazon and discovered some errors, including a significant mistake where my paperback manuscript was aligned leftContinue reading “First, true, published, author’s copy received — imagine my horror!”

Do-It-Yourself Cover Design

First things first: the original art for the cover of The People’s Killer, which I’ll be using as an example, is licensed to me from: Tithi Luadthong/ShutterStock.com Note that this is less the steps you should take, and more a short summary of my particular process. Originally, I thought I’d create my own artwork forContinue reading “Do-It-Yourself Cover Design”