Author Archives: Ann O'Brien

10 Ways to Save Book Printing Costs

Authors don’t have to wait for a publishing company to decide to bring their book to print anymore. They can do it themselves and self-publish with a printing company instead. But one of the aspects of self-publishing that differs from … Continue reading »

Blog to Book Transformation: 7 Steps for a Dazzling Book

A certain amount of freedom comes with being a blogger. The way you schedule your writing, the topics you choose to write about, whether or not you review products or services, and even the writing voice you utilize are all … Continue reading »

Cookbook Recipes: Using Someone Else’s Delicious Recipe

Cookbooks are a popular type of book to publish because there are so many variations of cookbooks to make. The combination of cookbook recipes that can be included is endless and cookbooks provide a fantastic way to preserve memories and … Continue reading »

Savvy Self Editing Tips When Writing

Writing your first draft is an accomplishment, but your work isn’t over. Whether you’ve written a blog post, an article, or a novel, your next step is to self edit your writing. Put your pen down, get your fingers off … Continue reading »

4 Book Printing Mistakes to Avoid

With a long list of what you need to do to take your book concept to a PDF, print-ready file, you might not be thinking about the types of things not to do. While your to-do list may be lengthy, … Continue reading »

Fundamentals of Contemporary Fiction

The term contemporary fiction refers to fiction published in the past few decades. It can also refer to books that have certain characteristics and themes. These books tell realistic stories about people who resemble people we know. While the books … Continue reading »

9 Steps for Easy Classroom Anthology Creation

An excellent way to inspire your students is to create a classroom anthology project that shows off their work. This is a fun project for a class of any size and in any subject. You can choose written materials, artwork, … Continue reading »

Creating an Exciting Children’s Book Plot in 5 Steps

Reading a book meant for kids can give you the impression that writing a children’s book plot is easier, quicker, and takes less planning than writing a book intended for adults. Children’s books present a simplified storyline, minimal characters, and … Continue reading »

Why Should You Use Plastic Coil Book Bindings

Writing a book is more than just delivering a great story or manuscript full of researched content to the reader. Authors who self-publish have a lot of freedom in deciding their books’ final look and feel. One of those choices … Continue reading »

Writing A Book: 5 Tips to Launch You to the Finish Line

Dreaming about becoming a writer is more common than you might think. Over 200 million Americans – around 80% of the population — have admitted to dreaming about writing a book but not nearly as many have actually acted on … Continue reading »

Writing and Publishing Your Comic Book in 7 Effective Steps

Comics are more popular than ever. The enormous success of the Marvel and DC comics has created blockbuster movies and spawned hundreds of spinoffs. Here are the steps you’ll need for writing and publishing your comic book or graphic novel. … Continue reading »

Children’s Book Self Publishing: Spotlight on The Museum

Aaron Yount has created a beautiful children’s book self publishing project with his book, “The Museum.” The graphics are gorgeous, giving the feeling of watercolor pictures throughout. The printing choices were perfect for the book — our heaviest paper weight … Continue reading »