I get it, hiring people to do the job costs money, so you want to do as much as possible yourself. Creating a softcover on Amazon or Ingram seems easy enough: you calculate the back cover, the spine (which depends on page count and paper type), the front cover, plus a...
When we look back on our lives, we all recognize those milestones, those moments that made our lives turn 180 degrees in an instant. A marriage, a baby, a business, a death, or an accident. Life becomes divided into ‘before’ and ‘after.’ My car...
How much… Wat kost… Quanta costa…? Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Besides accounting and sales, I find pricing one of the hardest things about entrepreneurship. Of course we all want to get what we deserve. The creative profession is often...
This is just madness! Selling books is already tough, and now I’m giving them away? What was I thinking? Well, I was thinking that I want to reach as many parents and kids as possible. I wrote Skywards while lying flat on my back 24/7 for more than six months....
What style do you have in mind? This is probably the most common question illustrators ask authors when an author reaches out to find an illustrator. Some authors know exactly what they want, sometimes inspired by a book from their childhood or by illustrations they...
“I tried to create some images with AI,” I got an early call from a client who can’t answer my question about what kind of illustrations he has in mind for his new book. “Is that really bad?” he asks. AI is like French fries: everyone...
