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Adventures in Self Publishing #5
Mistake #3 – Book Covers continued
Adventures in Self Publishing continues with more book cover errors than you could shake a stick at...
What are the biggest mistakes that self-published authors make with cover design? Ask a professional!
Mistake#3 – Book Cover
A question and answer post with the design expert Mark Swan at kid-ethic https://thechemicaldetective.wordpress.com/mistake-3-book-covers
Mistake #2 ISBN
Mistake #1
My mistake #1: Trying to acquire what was not mine. What I learned? 1. Get an independent professional review of any contract BEFORE you sign it. 2. Join organisations designed to support authors like SoA, CWA and ALLi. 3. It isn’t enough to put your books out there, somehow you have to find the readers too!
The only way is up
The one thing we can all agree on
Book Review Why are women still so poorly represented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths? Does it matter? What are the obstacles? How do we change things? Athene Donald is Professor Emerita in Experimental Physics and Master of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. In her new book (Not Just for the Boys – Why We … Continue reading The one thing we can all agree on
Ten reasons why engineers should read more fiction.
Number five - Emotional Intelligence Every engineer knows that we learn more from our mistakes than when things go right. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways. You must understand yourself before you can hope to understand and be empathetic towards others. But too much empathy … Continue reading Ten reasons why engineers should read more fiction.
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