Alan Moore on writing and publishing
A while a go I wrote about whether being self-published is the same as being published. The next question I ask myself on a regular basis is: am I a writer? Are you?
Shifting priorities
I’ve been going hard on the social media and blog posts for the past six months. It’s taking its toll on me. Here’s what I’ve decided to do.
My second novel begins
After spending months in production and promotion mode, I am finally beginning my second novel. It’s great to get back into it, but will I do things differently?
Using lyrics in my novel
There’s nothing wrong with using a line or two from a song in my novel, I thought. Fair use, and all that, right? Wrong. Dead wrong.
Start as I mean to finish
As I venture forth into self-publishing, I need to wear many hats. The question remains: What if I’m not good at a particular skill?
Updated to Adobe InDesign 11.3 yet?
Adobe recently released an update to InDesign CC 2015 (11.2 to 11.3). Like a good, obedient user, I updated. Then the shit hit the fan.
When not to write
I advocate writing every day. It’s important. But I also think not writing every once in a while is a good thing too, and here’s why.
How many words does it take?
I know many people can’t wrap their head around writing a novel. A year ago I was one of them. So many words. But let’s look at it another way.
Self-publishing paperbacks on CreateSpace
I laid out the interior pages and the cover as described in CreateSpace’s PDF Submission Specification document. The only thing left to do is upload my files and get it approved.
Layout of the cover
It’s been a busy week of finalizing details for the print-on-demand version of my book. Today, I got to the cover. Finally.