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Mistakes Love to Play “Hide and Seek”

Mistakes Love to Play “Hide and Seek”

Outside proofreaders, preferably specialists in book publishing, are a stand-in for your eventual reader. In addition to finding errors that almost got away, an experienced proofreader will zero in on text that may not be clear to someone reading it for the first time.

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Book Design and Production Demystified

Book Design and Production Demystified

The fear of losing control prompts many first-time authors to adopt the “do-it-yourself” approach, or to sign up with huge “self-publishing factories” who produce terrible work for very low fees. Hiring book editing and design pros will make your book as good as it can be.

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32 Reasons Book Designers Are Crazy

32 Reasons Book Designers Are Crazy

Yes, book designers are crazy…about quality. Human intervention turns your manuscript into typographic art, and when you see the difference a book designer can make, we know you’ll agree that this time is well-spent.

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Designing Your Book’s Cover

Designing Your Book’s Cover

Covers can make or break a book. Here is how to design your’s.

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Time To Get Started with Kindle Publishing

Time To Get Started with Kindle Publishing

Sharon helps you with a step by step-by-step guide getting your book published on the Amazon Kindle platform, and perhaps you can join the ebook millionaires club.

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Query Agents with Agent Query

Most big publishers will not even look at your book/manuscript if you don’t have an agent representing you. How to find an agent that will take up your cause? Visit AgentQuery for that.

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Interview: Up Close and personal with George Pappas.

Interview: Up Close and personal with George Pappas.

I had a great interview with George Pappas who writes risque literature and he shared some of his experiences in publishing with me.

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