3 posts from day 05/03/2012

From Idea to Book, write to publish, solo publishing, should i write a book, writing books, epub

How Much Does a Book Cost? Self-publishing in Dollars and Cents

How Much Does a Book Cost? A Simple Overview of Self-Publishing Costs It all depends on what pieces of the project you can do yourself (or recruit highly skilled friends to do for free or reduced fees) and how many of the tasks you have to pay for. The good news is, whether you hire it all out or do it yourself, you can spread out the payments pretty easily by having the editing done one month, doing the cover the next and so forth. Typically, unless you have professional training and ...

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STORY 2012 – Everywhere (The Video)

Story Conference Branding Every year, STORY is packaged in recognizable, but unique-to-the-year branding. This year's theme, Everywhere, took shape in   an Austin, TX photo shoot. Today, STORY founder and friend Ben Arment shared this video of the experience, filmed by James Burniston.

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From Idea to Book: Interview with Joanna Penn of the Creative Penn

A month or so ago I started a blog series that interviewed five "average people" about their experiences self-publishing. As a follow up to this series, the next few weeks will bring interviews with self-publishing executives, well known writing bloggers and some EXTREMELY successful self-published authors. Today, I'm thrilled to be sharing some thoughts from Joanna Penn. Joanna is an author, blogger and consultant based in London, England (although, to add to her international savvy, ...

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