Writing
How to Edit a Book Yourself
Every publishing plan should allow time for editing and proofreading to ensure you’re putting the best version of your book in print. While it’s ideal to enlist a colleague, ...
Book-Making
Writing
How to Hire a Book Editor
When you’re preparing to self-publish your book, it can be tempting to think that a DIY edit will be just as effective as hiring an editor, yet that rarely ...
Writing
What Is Story Structure?
Whether you’re a writer or a photographer, story structure is an important part of book-making. To explain story structure, I like to start with the difference between a portfolio and ...
Selling
Self-Publishing
How to Sell a Book Online
Humans have been telling stories since the very beginning. Petroglyphs, pictographs, and the fever of oral tradition have been our partners in communication since our species emerged. Today, we ...
Promoting & Marketing
How to Stand Out in a Crowd
Your fingerprints are unique. No one else in the world has the exact same composition of grooves and swirls. The key to knowing how to stand out in a ...
Self-Publishing
How to Design Your Book’s Back Cover
The front cover of a book may be what catches a reader’s eye, but it’s the back cover that usually convinces them to stick around, look closer, and peek ...
Inspiration
Ideas & Examples, Photography
Behind the Book: Chasing Magic
Photography shown in hero image by Brynn A. Schmidt, Kathy Linford, and Maricel Quesada Jara
For every breathtaking landscape or wildlife photo, there’s often a personal story or tale of ...
Ideas & Examples
Dear Mom Love Johnny: A Family History in Letters
Kathleen Monahan had long envisioned creating a personal keepsake featuring a series of handwritten letters from her late father. The hardcover photo book she created, Dear Mom Love Johnny, ...
Ideas & Examples
A Family Project: Cobbled Together
Documenting the world around him through photography is second nature to J. Ashley Nixon. From developing communities in Peru to music festivals in Canada, he has a knack for ...