The Best of the Rejection Collection – a book review
A review of a book of the best cartoons which were rejected by The New Yorker – they’re probably funnier than those which were published. Have a look and see!
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The Complete Guide to Buying a Business – a book review
Read my review of Attorney Fred S. Steingold’s “The Complete Guide to Buying a Business”—maybe a little too complete from the legal point of view, but an excellent beginners’ starting point all the same.
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An interview with author Jake Needham
Best selling author Jake Needham talks about the brave new world of independent publishing.
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Don’t Get Screwed! – a book review
A review of a humorous self-help book which covers just about everything from financial issues to being attacked by wild animals.
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How to draw cartoons – a book review
This is a fantastic little book. It’s only 64 pages long but it’s amazing how much information the author imparts in such a small space. Better still, all the instruction consists of the author showing and doing what he’s asking the reader to do.
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Butterick’s Practical Typography—book review
When it comes to publishing on the web, whether it’s websites or eBooks, typography comes pretty low down most people’s lists of priorities. As long as the words are legible, that’s good enough. Now, where’s my hi-res cover illustration and my snazzy logo?
Matthew Butterick’s here to tell us why this approach is all wrong, with his book, Butterick’s Practical Typography.
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Kindle Direct Publishing: updating a book
From time to time you may find that you want or need to update an eBook that you’ve already published in the Kindle Store, whether it’s to update information or correct a typo, or something more radical like a brand new edition.
On the face of it, it’s a simple process.
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eBook excerpt: Make money online as a writer
[From the book WWWordsmith: Forging a living from online writing]
Writing as a job
Online businesses need website content to keep their pages engaging and interesting so that they can attract more people, or “traffic”. This is where you as an aspiring online writer come in.
When it comes to written content for websites, demand far outstrips supply.
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