Launching Scildan Press
Some real publishing news: we’re launching Scildan Press. This will be the imprint for the series of fantasy novels coming […]
Publishing
Posts on publishing
The Rules of Good Covers
You need to know the rules of good covers. ‘Never judge a book by its cover,’ the saying goes. Truth
The Art of the Book Blurb
Uncovering the art of the book ‘blurb’; that short text on the back cover and in the book summary that
The Trouble with Crowd-funding
Crowd-funding is fine; the trouble with crowd-funding is finding the crowd… Platforms such as Kickstarter and GoFundMe turned crowd-funding into
Stock Images and Stock Covers
Judging books by their covers gets even trickier with stock images and stock covers. Browse certain genres in the Amazon
The Self Publishing Journey
The Self Publishing Journey: writing the book is only the first step. Next steps, edit, format, and release. Promote, market,
Five publishing design clichés
BBC Arts’ Tom Churchill mocked up five publishing design clichés that pervade the book stands. From the airport blockbuster thriller,