Building Churches That Last Across Generations | Author Spotlight
What Happens to What You Have Built When You’re No Longer the One Holding it Up? Every pastor has watched it happen at least once. A church built entirely around one gifted leader hums along for years, full and alive and growing, until that leader gets sick, retires, or passes on. And then, slowly or […]
The Spotify Audiobook Boom: Opportunity or Royalty Trap?
Spotify Today, we are tackling the platform everyone in audio is talking about. Yep, Spotify. Spotify’s massive push into audiobooks, offering Premium subscribers 15 hours of listening time per month, has been hailed as a revolutionary shift for the audio market. Spotify’s earnings reflect a massive jump in audiobook listening, and authors are seeing their […]
How to Write a Book Description That Actually Sells Online
You spent months writing your book. But then you wrote the description in ten minutes, right before you hit publish. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. Most authors treat the book description like an afterthought. But readers do not buy books because of the cover alone. They read the description first. If it […]
RGB to CMYK for Book Covers and Why Some Print Looks Duller
pexels Ever received your printed book with so much excitement? Then slowly the smile fades as you notice a color shift. Maybe, you designed a bright blue cover, and now you are staring at a dark grey color. This happens all the time due to RGB to CMYK book cover print conversion. This is why […]
Book Layout Bleed, Trim & Safety Margins Explained
Source: Pexels Watching a printer at work could be very confusing. Those blade sure move fast on a stack of paper. The cutting machine is accurate, but sometimes, the blade could go off and cut out text or make borders look uneven. That tiny shift makes it important to understand book layout, bleed trim and […]
How to Spot Publishing Press Scams Before You Pay
Source: magnific Did you see that heartbreaking story that just hit the news? An 88-year-old author named Charles Schroder spent over 40,000 Canadian dollars to publish his gardening book. Two years later, his book was discontinued on Amazon. The audiobook narrator was switched without his consent. His total earnings? Just $550. This happens when predatory […]
Why Authors Need a Creative Studio
Your book is a product. You, the author, are the brand, and brands do not sell themselves.
How to Publish a Book Online: A Step-by-Step Guide
Online publishing is a confusing game to many authors, especially in Ghana or anywhere in West Africa. They look at the different platforms and freeze. There are so many formatting rules, tax forms and let’s not even think about the payment issues. All these can cause fear which stops you, the author, from sharing your work. But no more.
If You Are a Writer, You Are Also a Business Owner. Sorry.
The days of the artsy introverted writer, hunched over a keyboard with a coffee-stained manuscript that may be read and likely discarded by a busy editor, are over. Sounds harsh, but it’s true. The writer of today is first, a business owner before anything else.
Children’s Book Publishers in Ghana: What Are Your Options and How to Choose?
Have you written a children’s book, and now trying to figure out how to actually get it into the hands of readers? If you search online for answers, you notice that most of the information is written for writers in the US or the UK. Following through costs lots of dollars too. Yet, the information […]