Blogs, blogs, and more blogs
Jan 27 2012, 12:53 am
Check out my indie author blog: My Own Brand of Madness and my young adult collaboration Honestly YA with authors Melissa Landers, Lea Nolan, Lorie Langdon, Jennifer McAndrews, and Kim MacCarron
New Joint Blog – Honestly YA
Aug 27 2011, 2:49 am
Check out my first post. What About Prom Blaine? What About Prom?
First Love Fridays – Shea Berkley
Aug 5 2011, 11:11 am in Entangled Publishing, golden heart, Shea Berkley, teen, The Marked Son, ya
Today, I’m thrilled to be talking with Shea Berkley, one of Entangled Publishing’s debut YA authors. CC: Thank you, Shea, for being a part of First Love Fridays: where we explore the glory and angst of first loves, first kisses, first breakups, and life beyond. Shea: I’m thrilled to be here, Carey. I wouldn’t miss this chance [...]
Got it Covered? I thought I did…
Jul 28 2011, 10:57 am in author, cover design, indie publishing, self-published
I really like my cover. I designed it myself with a Shutter stock image on PowerPoint. It worked great for digital. For print, it did not. (Read about my cover design, here.) Being an ambitious DIYer, I determined I could handle the print cover. Just like my digital to print manuscript experience, my digital to [...]
My Journey to Date – My blog version of a clip show
Jul 21 2011, 10:22 am in author, indie publishing, self-published
Next week I’ll be wrapping up my journey to publication with my final post on process. Then we’ll get into the results. Sales, royalties, and such… Indie Curious? Self Publishing Made Easy: step by step from manuscript to eBook Digital to Print – Do the math or suffer the consequences: from eBook formatted to Print [...]
Did ya catch my guest post on the Naked Hero?
Jul 9 2011, 3:12 pm in author, bad boys, good guys, self-published, teen, writing, young adult
Why I Root For and Write Good Guys Go Team Good Guy!
Digital to Print – Do the math or suffer the consequences!
Jul 7 2011, 2:42 am in author, self-published, young adult
If you have been following my journey, you may have picked up that Print on Demand formatting is giving me FITS. L I expected this process to be simpler than digital formatting. It so wasn’t. It didn’t help that I neglected my due diligence in thoroughly researching the POD process. I spent a lot of [...]
POD – Part 2 Continuing Drama
Jun 30 2011, 11:27 am
My print release is delayed due to cover rework. I can’t get the background resolution high enough, so I had to call in an expert. This is another BIG reason to hire a cover designer – they should provide digital and print ready formats (including back half) as part of their deliverables. I do love my [...]
POD part 1 – The screwup
Jun 23 2011, 10:15 am
I screwed up. After extensive Print On Demand research, I knew I wanted to take the lower risk, minimal investment option of Create Space vs. Lightning Source but I underestimated the learning curve and formatting demands of the print ready process. I’m reworking elements and have bumped my POD release from 6/24 to 7/1. *grrr* Today, [...]
Indie-curious? Self-publishing made easy
Jun 16 2011, 10:56 am
As promised, here’s my easy peasy step-by-step guide to self-publishing. (note: Do not buy an expensive ISBN or set of ISBNs before starting.) SMASHWORDS: Download Smashwords Formatting Guide o Follow the guide step-by-step (all 68 pages) o Don’t do nuclear formatting method unless you have a ton of rogue html code or unfixable formatting issues. [...]
