by Nicki Yowell | Sep 2, 2020 | Book Design, Design, Tips
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer As a designer, my favorite part of the entire cover-design process (besides, perhaps, seeing the final cover in print) is brainstorming those first, preliminary ideas for a book cover. It’s a crucial moment when author,...
by Nicki Yowell | Apr 30, 2020 | Editing, Tips, Writing
by Katey Schultz, Guest Contributor I first started teaching about the “creative imagination” and the “technical imagination” after reading Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook. In short, Vandermeer explains, the creative imagination is that spark of punch-drunk energy we...
by Nicki Yowell | Mar 31, 2020 | Technology, Tips, Writing
by Ali Shaw, Executive Editor Dear friends, clients, and colleagues, I hope this message finds you safe and healthy. This is a tough time for everyone, and if you’re like me, it’s too easy to let the negativity and the fear take over. I hope you’re able to see the...
by Nicki Yowell | Feb 28, 2020 | Publishing, Technology, Tips
By Ali Shaw, Founder & Executive Editor “The sun’s shining, the birds are singing, it’s a beautiful day!” That’s something my stepdad says every spring, and I love it. It’s starting to look like spring around Portland, although we tend to call these sunny late...
by Nicki Yowell | Jan 28, 2020 | Nonfiction, Tips, Writing
by Kristen Hall Geisler, Collaborative Editor Authors, especially nonfiction authors, love to use quotations in their work. They can be inspiring words from past philosophers or motivating words from today’s leaders. You can use them as epigraphs at the head of each...
by Nicki Yowell | Jan 3, 2020 | Publishing, Technology, Tips
By Ali Shaw, Executive Editor I first started listening to audiobooks in college, when I’d make semimonthly nine-hour road trips to visit my family. I’d roll down the windows for my dog, pop in the first CD, and be mentally transported to the world of a detective...
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