Sulis — A Newsletter for Writers and Readers (February 2015)

If you are an indie author, you know that your books and eBooks must be formatted properly before being submitted to the publishing platform. Traditional, on-demand, and eBook publishing services usually have exacting standards. You want your book to appear professional by adhering to those standards. Most of us don’t want to spend the time and tedium working through our manuscript…

Here is a brief post on “writing what you know,” the old chestnut for writers. (We actually believe that is good advice, but also, you can research like made and then write that. Which, of course, you then know.) Jeff Elkins shares his experience finding out how to write what he knew, and three steps…

In the three previous posts, we discussed how to format your manuscript to prepare it for print, prepare it for ebook versions, and design a cover. Now it is time to set up the parameters of the book with the provider. This is a straightforward process, though it differs between the services. We willl look at the four services that…

From one of our favorite websites, Live Write Thrive, C.S. Lakin provides some insights for self-publishing authors. Here are her top five: There is no secret formula to success. More important than anything: write a great book. Then write many more. Amazon really is the place. Marketing and promoting is hard work, and you have to be…