Sometime today, a UPS truck will drive up and hand me a proof copy of Pixie Dust. This is my last chance to notice any killer flaws in the cover and the text before committing to turning the book loose for sale. If I see something horrible, then I have a very narrow window to… Continue reading Waiting for the UPS Truck
Author: hmelton
Those Deadly Dates
I was watching Blade Runner last night, for the first time in a number of years, and when I read the opening introduction text I felt a pang of regret when it placed the age of bellowing flames and unbreathable skies in 2019, in L.A. I regret it because it dates the film badly. It… Continue reading Those Deadly Dates
Adding ISBN Information
This post is not going to be useful to anyone except people just getting into publishing, so feel free to just skip over the pretty screen shots if you’re not interested. A simple, practical definition of a publisher is someone who buys ISBN numbers. Those funny numbers on books are the code that ties books… Continue reading Adding ISBN Information