by Karen Smith | Aug 19, 2025 | Blog
I was contacted recently by someone about book design, but received no information about the project. I followed up with some questions. The potential client did not respond. Giving it one last try, I followed up a week later to ask if the potential client had any...
by Karen Smith | Feb 11, 2025 | Blog
In my daily perusal of Facebook, I came across an author proudly announcing the debut of his just-published book. Intrigued, I went to the book’s buy page on Amazon and read its description. The well-written description intrigued me further—just the kind of...
by Karen Smith | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog
Publishing is an unregulated industry. Freelancing is unregulated, too. Gig workers don’t receive benefits like healthcare coverage, retirement contributions, and other perks that employers use to make full-time employment attractive. In short, freelancing...
by Karen Smith | Nov 19, 2024 | Blog
Publishing is free. Really. Many misguided authors speak of “self-publishing” companies they hire to provide comprehensive services to produce their books and publish them; however, there’s no such thing as a self-publishing company. When you publish...
by Karen Smith | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog
Within the various writers groups to which I subscribe and in which I participate, I come across every day someone posting about difficulties producing a book. People ask about appropriate program to write their books, create illustrations, design their books, and...
