by Colette Mason | 2 - Planning, 5 - Reviewing
How to choose a design for your book if you’re not artistic Even if you don’t plan an designing your own cover, it’s important to understand what needs to happen so you can brief someone else more effectively – otherwise you run this risk of...
by Colette Mason | 7 - Promotion
How to make the most out of your press and PR opportunities One of the techniques I recommend for promoting your book is to create a press pack and approach journalists in your niche to see if they would like to feature you or your book in their newspaper or magazine,...
by Colette Mason | 1 - Research, 2 - Planning, 4 - Writing, 5 - Reviewing, 6 - Editing & proofing, 7 - Promotion
Let’s have a quick recap The “define” process is your research and discovery phase where you work out a book topic that will interest you and benefit your readers how to add in your personality and teaching style to good effect what readers need to know...
by Colette Mason | 7 - Promotion
Proofreading This is where the dreaded proofreading kicks in. If you’re like me, you’re probably not terribly fond of proofreading (There’s tens of thousands of words on this site, and I do all the edits myself …..) I’m afraid the bad news is...
by Colette Mason | 5 - Reviewing
Give your draft a health check At this stage, you will give your draft health check. It should be in reasonable shape already. However, even if you have been fixing minor issues at the end of each writing session or end of each chapter, a second check still makes...
