Books by Gary Robson

Children’s nature (scat & track) books, closed captioning, tea, book signings, history, and more.

Books

My books span a wide variety of topics, ranging from children’s nature books to technical books like the Closed Captioning Handbook and books for other writers, like Gary’s Guide to Successful Book Signings. You can also follow the links on each book’s page on this website to purchase them online.…Continue reading “Books”

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Writing

I have extensive experience in all areas of writing. In addition to my books, I’ve written hundreds of articles for…

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Captioning

Closed captioning has been a big part of my life. I’ve acted as a developer, writer, advocate, volunteer, and consultant…

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Book Signing Tips

The most popular topic on my blog seems to be book signing tips. If that’s what you’re hunting for, here…

Shelf Space Part 3: Which books get the shelf space

5 Dec 20255 Dec 2025

This is part 3 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves. Shelf Space…

Shelf Space Part 2: Self-published books in indie bookstores

29 Nov 20257 Dec 2025

This is part 2 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves. Shelf Space…

Shelf Space Part 1: How bookstores select books

13 Nov 20257 Dec 2025

This is part 1 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves. Shelf Space…

Tips for author interviews

11 Nov 20259 Nov 2025

Some of us thrive in the spotlight; some of us not so much. Either way, if you're an author promoting a book, you are going to end up being interviewed.…

Science & Technology

Fun with AI images

9 Nov 20258 Nov 2025

Yesterday, I was working on a blog post called 11 Ideas for promoting your new book. I knew what I wanted for a header picture, but I didn't feel like…

11 ideas for promoting your new book

8 Nov 20258 Nov 2025

It's a shock to the system. Really. You've finished your book, you've either landed a contract with a traditional publisher or made arrangements to self-publish. You're sitting back, waiting for…

Branding Montana

I wrote this article in April 2015, and was updated in March 2025. The brand in the lower right corner of the title picture was mine from when I had…

Gotchas in Book Contracts

When I had an opportunity to move from self-publishing to traditional publishing years ago, I didn't think I needed a literary agent. I landed contracts through personal connections and highly-targeted…

AI in Microsoft Word: Not Ready for Primetime

It seems like every product on the tech market has to have artificial intelligence these days. There's AI built into all of the big software suites (Microsoft, Google, Adobe...), of…