Right off, let me ask you, is the word routine off putting? Here are two definitions: Noun: a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program. Adjective: performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason. I admit, those sound intimidating to me. So, what is a better word for me? For you? I like the word habit. You can find a lot of synonyms for routine, but habit...
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#1 I have to be traditionally published to be a ‘real’ author I’m amazed that after over ten years of self-publishing, I still hear some authors say this. It depends on what your definition of a “real author” is, but if you want to write well-written stories and sell them on national/international platforms to rabid readers who crave their next book, then you are in luck! You don’t have to...
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For Book Brush’s weekly blogs we have made it a priority to not only bring you information on techniques for our web-based author media program, we also wanted to bring you blogs that will help you in all your author-centered needs. These Top 5 Blogs were chosen by our founders, Josh Wiley and Corey Alderin based on the data they received from views by readers, meaning you guys! We hope you’ll...
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As an author, I spend quite a bit of time looking at and thinking about book covers. At Book Brush, we spend a lot of time with book covers as well. This year as we browsed through books, these 20 covers caught our eye. They may not be in a genre we often read, but in each case, we found these covers impactful and we paused. We looked more closely at how these covers convey mood, emotion, and...
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Today I’m excited to give you an in-depth look at our flagship tool, the first we created at Book Brush, the incredibly versatile Custom Creator. This tool can be used for … Creating your advertising memes for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, BookBub, Pinterest Creating your social media banners Add to your Instant Mockups Create Swag Create those incredible 3D book templates from your 2D...
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Book covers have the power to sell more books. It’s the first thing a reader sees before they even decide to read your blurb. To give you a leg up on grabbing that much-coveted reader attention, I’ve compiled 6 tips to help you on your own design journey! #1: Think Like a Reader When you’re designing your cover you need to put away your author hat and don that of a reader. Covers are meant to...
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