After the Writing’s Done
Okay, the cover is done and the interior pages are done. Time to sit back and chill, right? No. Now comes the headache of getting the book ready for release. Here are my experiences with the paperback, hardcover, and ebook, all across the distribution world.
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Book Cover Evolution
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about book cover design over the years, and even written a few blog posts about it. For my newest book, The Bounds of Magic, I decided to document the process. Hopefully, it will interest my readers and be informative for new authors.
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Bounds of Magic Release Events
My new fantasy novel, The Bounds of Magic, will be released April 7. We have three launch events scheduled around Red Lodge and Billings. I’m still in the process of setting up the book tour for this spring, so keep an eye out for events in your area.
[Keep reading]Breaking into Fantasy
I’ve been rather circumspect about my work-in-process lately, revealing only that it will be a fantasy novel. Now it’s time to let the cat … or the faerie dragon … out of the bag!
Yes, my 30th book will be my first novel!
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Do Authors Make Royalties from Libraries?
I know there are authors who resent libraries, but I believe they’re a fairly small minority. Most of us love libraries, especially when we have written multiple books. Why? Do we really get big piles of money from library sales? Not really. But that’s not the point.
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Creating a Book Trailer
Video trailers are a big thing for movies. In my opinion, there aren’t nearly enough for books. To that end, I’ve created a new trailer for the Who Pooped series. This is what I did and how I did it.
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February deal of the month
Proseyr Publishing is offering a 30% discount on Myths & Legends of Tea throughout the month of February (starting today).
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Who Pooped in the Classroom
I’ve just released a free idea book for using the Yellowstone edition of Who Pooped as a teaching tool. It includes discussion topics, definitions, and activities aimed at English Language Arts, Ecology, and Geography. It includes images from the new 20th anniversary edition of the book.
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Shelf Space Part 3: Which books get the shelf space
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.
[Keep reading]Shelf Space Part 2: Self-published books in indie bookstores
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.
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