Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m a 48-year-old man who just painted faces on 25 corks, wrote descriptions for each and made a book of them – if that isn’t frightening enough, then please read on. I have been working as an artist and illustrator since 1996, mainly for
Continue readingAuthor: claire
Claire Plaisted is an Author Consultant and Author who assists others to produce a professional manuscript to upload to various distribution websites or print at their local printer.
Claire was born in the UK and migrated to New Zealand and is married to a Kiwi with three adult children and two cats.
Introducing Jenzy Montague and learn about her children’s books.
Interview With An Author – Jenzy Montague Tell us about where are you from? Everywhere, LOL I was born in Missouri. I call Colorado my spiritual home. I loved it there and would move back in an instant. I’ve lived in California, Montclair, New Jersey, and now Virginia.
Continue readingFormatting Issues Clients need to REMOVE
A short lesson today about formatting. Most formatting a client leaves in their manuscript can be removed easily, however, there are a few which can’t. Or, should I say, I’ve been unable to find a way so far. I’ve researched and looked and still nothing. They only way I can
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Meet one of my new Clients—Sandra Brewster writes women’s fiction and has published three books. We will be releasing an Interview with Sandra soon.
Continue readingFRAUDULENT use of our Business Email
It seems our business has been targeted by a person named KRISTA PATTERSON—if this is their real name. They are shown to live in the USA. This person is using our email address to sign us up for a lot of websites which are genuine. We then, of course, we
Continue readingWhat Indie Authors Could Learn from the Instagram + Facebook Outage
KDP Hardbacks – Easy or Difficult?
After hearing that KDP had Hardbacks in BETA, I thought I’d take a look at the setup and see how things worked, what was different. The first page where you type in your information is the same as for the ebook and paperback, so if you’ve already done them, then
Continue readingUpdate from Draft to Digital Print!
Supply Chain Delays May Impact D2D Print As a user of our D2D Print service, we wanted to inform you of the potential for delays for print on demand services that may arise in the coming months. Our print partner has informed us that they are preparing for disruptions to
Continue readingExtra Payment on LULU
Well, it seems everyone is changing and charging. I’m wondering when it will stop. At this rate, it is going to be too expensive to be an Independent Author. I signed into LULU this afternoon and saw the statement below on a closable flag across my computer screen. Beginning October
Continue readingPrice Increases from Ingram Spark
Dear Publisher, Amidst significant uncertainty in the global supply chain, IngramSpark is committed to supporting the book industry with the best possible service through the busy holiday season and into 2022. Over the past several months, the publishing industry has seen several cost increases for consumables, such as paper and
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