Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Authors exercise their "write" to self-publish on CBS Sunday Morning



Wow, this is a must watch. 

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57558088/authors-exercise-their-write-to-self-publish/

Excerpt from: "(CBS News) Even John Lennon - a Beatle - needed a publisher for his first book, "In His Own Write," back in 1964. Today authors nobody ever heard of can publish their own work all by themselves . . . in their own "write," as it were. Our Cover Story is reported now by Rita Braver:

...Richard Paul Evans went from a 700-square-foot Salt Lake City house to a much larger one, all because of a little tale he wrote for his daughters."



Author Stephanie Bond is interviewed, as well as Jamie Rabb chief of Grand Central Publishers and Lev Grossman Time Magazine book critic and published author.

The report also mentions the Espresso Book Machine, which I did a blog on in Sept.  http://bit.ly/TS2E87


I'm very excited for Indie Publishing! Watch the clip to the end.  It's inspiring...I'm not giving up, I'm finding a way. 

ciao
~LA




Monday, December 10, 2012

Lisa Potocar Blog-Challenge About Cover Art and Marketing

After reading Vince's blog from November 2nd about Cover Art and Marketing (right here on An Indie Adventure), author Lisa Potocar decided to blog about it after she reached her 200th friend on Goodreads for her debut book Sweet Glory.

How cool is that!

 "Come Celebrate My Milestone! For having reached 200 “friends” on Goodreads, I’m giving away a signed copy of Sweet Glory (open world wide). To be eligible, leave a comment to my blog-challenge." ~Lisa
  
And guess what the blog-challenge is about...yup, cover art. 
 

"Your Challenge: What do you think of Sweet Glory’s cover based upon the following?
1. What audience is it trying to reach?
2. What immediate thoughts do you have about what the story will involve?
3. Does the cover make you want to explore the story further, such as reading the blurb or the opening lines—why or why not?" ~Lisa

 
 
 
 
So if you're interested in seeing what Lisa is up to, read the comments on the blog and on Goodreads and comment yourself for the chance to win a signed copy of Sweet Glory, head on over to:
 
http://bit.ly/XzWkpg (blog on website)
or
http://bit.ly/UjqHZK (blog on Goodreads)
 
~ciao
LA