Is a traditional publisher going to be excited by your book if you’ve already self-published it, or will it put them off? I wish there was a straightforward answer to this question, but it really depends on several factors: what the book is about who it is written for how you (as the self-published author) [...]
One other main design element, apart from the book jacket design, is the way that the text is laid out on the printed page. You might not believe it, but even a fiction paperback book has a page design that has been carefully planned. It is tempting to assume that the text is simply dropped [...]
If you are at the stage where you are approaching traditional publishers with your book idea, then you’ll know how important your proposal is. The strength of the proposal that you submit will determine whether your book is signed up, or cast aside. It’s worth doing a little research to see whether the publisher you [...]
Last month I spoke about self-publishing at Nick Williams’ event ‘How To Be An Author Entrepreneur’. The event was timely, because I was able to deliver copies of Nick’s new book ‘How To Be Inspired’ at the same time. Nick’s reaction to his book took me completely by surprise. He was amazed when I told [...]
I am asked to review at least four book proposals every week. Usually as a favour, often with an e-mail or note attached saying something like “I know you are busy but could you just take a quick look at this and let me know what you think”. The one thing I find, above all [...]
