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December 1, 2020

Vote For My Soul is a Witness Book Cover

They say not to judge a book by its cover… …but I need you to do just that! If you like the cover of my book, My Soul is a Witness, please vote for it for the cover of the Month contest on AllAuthor.com! Here is the link: https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/10528/ Go, Go, Go!! And thank you!! Continue reading

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November 8, 2020

Self-Publishing (The Right Way) Is Not Free

I read a book a couple of weekends ago. I feel it has the utmost potential. To be clear, this isn’t a book from my book review service. I read this book on my own time from an author I do not know. I enjoyed the testimony; I loved the cover, and I can relate… Continue reading

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September 17, 2020

What is an ISBN and Do I Need One for My Book?

Today is Throwback Thursday, and I want to revisit the discussion over the ISBN. I have not given any Indie Author tips in awhile so let’s do it. What is an ISBN The short definition is the ISBN is a unique number used to identify a book. The code captures information about the book’s publisher, title,… Continue reading

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April 21, 2020

African American Images on Book Cover Premades!

If you’ve been following this blog for the past five years you know one of my biggest complaints has been the lack of African American/Black themed premade book covers. And guess what? I found a few! Beetiful Book Covers “Launched in 2013 by Stefanie Fontecha, Beetiful Book Covers offers African American premade book covers.” Cover… Continue reading

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March 11, 2020

The One Thing Self-Publishers Overlook When Publishing Print Books

I am getting book one in The Stella Trilogy ready for its March 24th release. Preparing this book led me to notice the one thing about my books I had neglected and the one thing Self-Publishers overlook when publishing print books. Not all Self-Published books look mediocre because of poor cover design and editing. Lots… Continue reading

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February 24, 2020

Revising The Stella Trilogy: A Behind the Scenes Look

Tomorrow will mark five years since I released the first book in The Stella Trilogy. Wowzers! I am celebrating by introducing the new cover to book one and two. If you haven’t heard, I removed the books from amazon for some much needed polish and am re-publishing them. To learn why check out the blog… Continue reading

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December 9, 2019

Don’t Wait Two Weeks Before Release to Prepare Your Audience for Your Book

You don’t have to wait until January 1st to get started on your 2020 goals. If you want to release/write a book in 2020, you should be planning…now. Actually, you are already behind. Even if you are Self-Publishing, it helps to start early. Notable mainstream authors releasing books in 2020 already have their preorder up.… Continue reading

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