First Steps: Social Media Marketing for the Writer
Social Media Marketing Goals for the Writer Whether you are building a business or a house, the same foundation needs to be built – a set of measurable goals. Without goals, you will never reach your...
View Article6 Steps to Do When You’ve Finished Writing Your Book
Congratulations! You finished your First Draft. Time to celebrate – seriously. You need to give yourself time to recoup, because now, the hard part begins. Put The Book Away. If the book is on your...
View ArticlePoetry e-Book Cover Design
I have been working on a cover design for Shirleyann Regis’ poetry book “Tears of the Heart.” Shirleyann was our Winner of the “Get Noticed Contest”, but was not using a book cover for her ebook on...
View ArticleeBook Cover Tutorial: Eight Tips for an Effective Book Cover Design
The Secret to Good Book Design, Production and Layout is knowing what works and what doesn’t. Though there are volumes that I could write on the principles of good design, that is not the purpose of...
View ArticleeBook Cover Design Tutorial: How to Create a Book Cover Using Stock Photos...
In this First Steps Tutorial, I show you how you can utilize Royalty Free stock photos and illustrations to create a book cover. The video covers the basics of using an online stock photography source...
View ArticleeBook Cover Design Tutorial: Primary and Complementary Colors
When it comes to any design, choosing the right colors is just as important as the font or photo. But every color evokes a different emotional response. Knowing what color combination work well...
View ArticleBasic eBook Formatting: Style Sheets
What is a style sheet? If you are venturing into the arena of ebook publishing, you no doubt have heard to use style sheets to maintain a unified and consistent look to your finished epub or mobi...
View ArticleKindle Formatting HTML Tutorial: eBook Template for Kindle MOBI format
MOBI files are essentially one long HTML page — very similar to a Web page. It contains a header, footer and the content in-between called the body. The only part you really need to modify is the body...
View ArticleHow to Add a Book Cover Image to a Kindle eBook
This is a two part video series. NOTE: This is for Kindle only and uses the formatting of one HTML file for a final MOBI file. It does not include creating the TOC, or the logical TOC (toc.ncx) file....
View ArticleThe Lost Sigil Ebook Editor User Manual Released
The Lost Sigil Ebook Editor Manual v.5.3 is now available on Amazon, First Steps Publishing; with Barnes & Noble and iBookstore. What is Sigil Sigil is a free, WYSIWYG multi-platform e-book...
View ArticleFirst Steps: ePublishing Marketing, Promotion and Design Made Simple
The Unruly Guides "First Steps" program is designed for the writer, and geared around the writer's time schedule and learning curve. You set the pace and the goals you want to achieve. The purpose of...
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