tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5187851294419887602..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Everything I Said I'd Never DoAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3731158788995533022014-03-26T22:11:27.851-04:002014-03-26T22:11:27.851-04:00I'm amazed you do your own covers—they come ou...I'm amazed you do your own covers—they come out quite nice. Intimidation over cover design is a major reason I've never tried self-publishing. I really don't want to have to learn how to do it. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-5499197409249242152014-03-21T21:11:06.204-04:002014-03-21T21:11:06.204-04:00It's all so much for a poor writer to do. When...It's all so much for a poor writer to do. When do we get time to write? Used to be the publisher did many aspects of the job. But, as you say, there's so many choices nowadays. Just what path(s) to take? I'm attending a M. Christian class in April that's focused on making money. From the looks of the promo, he goes over what works, what doesn't.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-41742667079616773692014-03-21T14:59:56.511-04:002014-03-21T14:59:56.511-04:00I keep meaning to write a blog post called "t...I keep meaning to write a blog post called "the top three reasons why I started self-publishing" and it'll just be 3 pictures of royalty cheques. Of all the things I thought I'd never do, self-publishing is the major one and not because of stigma or effort or or or... simply because of the tax implications. It's a little messy, for "international" authors.<br /><br />But, seriously, I have a royalty cheque from a publisher sitting on my dining room table in the amount of $1.20. One dollar and twenty cents. If you've got a giant backlist of previously published material, like I do, self-publishing feels like a windfall.Giselle Renardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955755448116234634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76908873276210124592014-03-21T10:47:18.266-04:002014-03-21T10:47:18.266-04:00I hate to admit that there's something I wish ...I hate to admit that there's something I wish I could do that I'll never get around to doing, but I'm afraid self-publishing with no help is the major one. Flying in a hot-air balloon, however, is still quite possible.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-51606777512371655702014-03-21T09:46:22.721-04:002014-03-21T09:46:22.721-04:00"shopping for stock photos is really just a c..."shopping for stock photos is really just a convenient excuse for staring at boobs and calling it work." Where do you shop for stock photos, Giselle? Sounds like much more fun than the sites I use!<br /><br />And GIMP - definitely up there in the pantheon of worst user interfaces in the world! I actually like your covers a lot, and I'm amazed you do them with GIMP!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-72907362963302478232014-03-20T20:33:35.954-04:002014-03-20T20:33:35.954-04:00Your skills are impressive, Giselle! You know much...Your skills are impressive, Giselle! You know much more than I do.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-86015223891078020302014-03-20T10:27:10.726-04:002014-03-20T10:27:10.726-04:00And book covers have become so important over the ...And book covers have become so important over the years - unless you're a bestselling author when your name and the title suffice, you better have at least something indicative of the subject matter on display. I'm more than happy to leave it to the publisher's graphic dept! JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305127219838784688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64474403528397480382014-03-20T02:33:29.222-04:002014-03-20T02:33:29.222-04:00I should have mentioned the cover for The Birthday...I should have mentioned the cover for The Birthday Gift was designed by Renee Rocco, someone who's thrived like crazy in spite of all this defuncting.Giselle Renardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955755448116234634noreply@blogger.com