Self-Publishing a Photo Book

The holiday season is nothing if not visual. Decorations, family celebrations, snowy scenes… Christmas might be the most photographed holiday of the year.

You can post your pictures online and enjoy immediate feedback, but there’s something about seeing your photos in a permanent, tangible collection. Today, AuthorHouse presents tips for seeing your pictures in a book instead of on a laptop screen.

Seek objective opinions about your work. Post samples online and read the comments–some of them might sting a little, but is the criticism valid?

• Try postcards. Postcards are a great way of gauging interest in your work.


• Show only your best work. You want to show only what you can do on your best day, and only choose the work that contributes to your book’s subject. This leads us to…


• Is your book subject- or photographer-oriented? Will the book showcase all your work, or draw attention to a particular subject? If the former, are you well-known enough to attract readers?


• Register a domain name. Once you decide on your book’s title, register it as a domain name so you can promote it online.

AuthorHouse looks forward to helping you get your book (and your photographs) on the bookshelves soon!

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Five Tips for Self-Publishing a Cookbook

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and many of our readers have some serious kitchen-time ahead of them. With that in mind, AuthorHouse presents some tips for self-publishing cookbooks!

• Pick a unique angle. What niche would you like to focus on? Whether it’s a particular culture, ingredient, or diet plan, try to find a focus that will make your book stand out.


• Provide background. Tell the reader a little about the dishes in your book. Just as a bit of history adds flavor to a location, it also adds flavor (pun intended) to your cookbook!


• Try blogging. A blog is a great way to refine your writing while getting valuable feedback from readers. Are your instructions easy to follow? Were illustrations effective? Most importantly, are the dishes tasty?


• Illustrations! In cookbooks, pictures are almost a requirement—not just to make your book more attractive (and mouth-watering), but to show readers what a properly-prepared dish should look like.


• Know what’s out there already. Spend some time online and at book-and-mortar bookstores. What’s already available? What isn’t? Flip through a few recipes; why are some explanations easy to follow but others aren’t? What book covers caught your eye, and why?

AuthorHouse hopes you’ve enjoyed this, and wishes you and your families a great Thanksgiving!

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10 Top Tips for Writing Horror

With Halloween upon us, what better time to curl up and read a good ghost story—or write one! Today, AuthorHouse presents ten tips for ratcheting up the tension in your own self-published horror tale.

1. Make your readers care about your characters (before you kill them off.) If you want your readers to be concerned about the fate of your characters (which helps create tension), they have to care about them! Don’t create cardboard characters whose names might as well be “victim #1,” “victim #2,” etc.


2. Try to pick situations that could happen to your reader. What’s one reason that Psycho’s shower scene is so terrifying? Because it’s a situation that we’re all familiar with.


3. Keep the monster hidden as long as possible. Something left to the imagination is almost always scarier than something clearly described.


4. Read as much horror as you can. Be as familiar with the genre as possible—know what’s been done before, what the conventions are, and take note of what you like (and don’t like) as a reader.


5. A little gore goes a long way. Don’t overdo it; your reader will become quickly desensitized.


6. Create a small group of trusted readers to review your draft. Listen to their feedback! What worked about the story? What didn’t work?


7. You still need a story. Don’t just create a series of scary scenes. Like any other story, you need compelling characters and an interesting plot/ story arc.


8. Let it sit for a while before you proofread. Whenever possible, let some time pass between completing your draft and reviewing it. If you can wait at least a few days (but preferably a few weeks,) you’ll be able to read it with a fresh mind.


9. Avoid clichés. This is another reason for reading horror as much as possible—you can’t avoid the clichés if you aren’t aware of them.


10. Don’t quit! Even the biggest names in horror had their false starts, failures, and set-backs. You probably won’t be any different, so don’t let it stop you! Learn something each time, and aim for incremental improvements.

AuthorHouse hopes you’ve found this useful and entertaining.

Happy Halloween!

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How Can I Write and Publish My Biography or Memoir?

Hopefully we all think that our lives (or the lives of our loved ones) are interesting, with anecdotes and experiences worth saving for future generations. Although there are many ways of passing on our stories, many people find that a biography or memoir is ideal.

At AuthorHouse, we can help you share your memories and enrich the lives of your family, friends, and those that come after you. We’ll assist you as you share your hopes and dreams, triumphs and tragedies, mistakes and lessons learned. We’ll guide you at every step of the memoir publishing process, including:

• Editing your manuscript from prologue to epilogue, helping ensure it reaches the bookshelves (and your readers’ hands) error-free


• Designing your interior layout and full-color cover


• Publishing your book in whichever format you desire—hardcover, paperback or e-book


• Distributing your book, with a unique ISBN, both nationally and internationally


• Selling your memoir through brick-and-mortar bookstores, online stores, and via your own web page

Whether you’ve already completed your memoir or just typed “Chapter One,” AuthorHouse is here to help. Why let your manuscript collect dust in a drawer, or reside only on your hard drive? With our help, you can make your dream of becoming a self-published author a reality!

Sign up to receive a complimentary copy of The Writer’s Guide to Book Publishing.

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5 Self-Publishing Mistakes

Today, AuthorHouse presents five common self-publishing pitfalls—and how you can avoid them!

1. Handling your own cover design. Unless you have a background in design, this is definitely something you should leave to a professional. Find someone that has experience designing book covers (preferably someone who specializes in covers for your book’s genre.) Like it or not, many readers will judge your book by its cover. A good one can be had for a few hundred dollars, and is one of the best investments you can make in self-publishing.


2. Using “novelty” typefaces, either in the book or on the cover. While Comic Sans is fine for emails and birthday party invitations, you should keep it away from your book. It comes across as amateurish and unprofessional. You’re much better off sticking to the “classics,” like Garamond, Electra, Janson, or Bembo.


3. Reusing an ISBN. Maybe your first book didn’t sell very many copies, and you’re getting ready to publish your second. Well, why not just take the ISBN from the first book and use it for your new one? After all, it’ll save you a few bucks, right? The problem is, the ISBN identifies a unique book, as well as its edition and format. If your book had a hard cover version, softcopy version, and then a second edition of the latter, you’d actually need THREE different ISBN’s. The issue of ISBN’s for e-books is still being debated; stay tuned and do your research if you’re going the e-book route.


4. Assuming that images, either on the cover or interior illustrations, will look just as good in your book as they do on your monitor. Computers typically display images at 72 dpi (dots per inch) in the Red-Green-Blue (RGB) color space. Make sure that your images are prepared at a resolution and color space that’s appropriate for printing or e-book display. For printing, this is usually 300 dpi, using the Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black (CMYK) colors space.


5. Handling your own editing. Without a doubt, you should proofread and fact-check your book. There’s just no substitute, though, for having a second set of eyes go over it, especially a set of trained eyes. Have someone else, preferably someone with an editing background, review your book for spelling and grammar mistakes, as well as character development and content.

We hope you’ve found this useful and interesting!

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AuthorHouse says, “Social Media Profiles Can Help Make Your Brand”

There are 3 reasons why publishing companies make and maintain social media profiles at sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, G+ (Google plus) and YouTube. Social media channels allow AuthorHouse to create brand awareness.

Through interesting images and contests, we can get more visitors and encourage them to interact and share AuthorHouse posts (to create trends and virality.) In addition, social media provides an avenue for customers to contact us with their questions and concerns.

But answering these questions, we can create trust while assisting them in publishing their book—whether it be fiction, non-fiction, poetry, a children’s book, etc. In addition, through this interaction, AuthorHouse can understand and respond to the authors’ perception about what a self-publishing company is or isn’t.

On our social media accounts, authors can “like” our Facebook fan page, tweet or re-tweet us on our Twitter fan page, and even give us a +1 on our Google page. Feel free to send us a message through LinkedIn (or any of our social media accounts) for frequent questions about royalties, concerns, and how you can publish/ market your book.

Just reference the articles below to learn about our social media accounts, as well as strategies on how to market and promote your book through social media.

• http://www.authorhouse.net/author-advice/authorhouse-book-publishing-on-youtube/


• http://www.authorhouse.net/author-advice/the-authorhouse-book-publisher-google-page/


• http://www.authorhouse.net/author-advice/authorhouse-publisher-on-linkedin/


• http://www.authorhouse.net/author-advice/the-authorhouse-publishing-twitter-page/


• http://www.authorhouse.net/author-advice/the-authorhouse-publishing-company-on-facebook/

You too can use these free social media accounts to strategically market your book. Don’t hesitate to contact us to learn how your book can rank highly in search engine results.

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How Author Can Become Bloggers

Being a self-published author is a great profession, but success is by no means easy to reach. You can spread the work about your book locally through book signings and speaking engagements, but you can also market and promote your book worldwide through social media on the internet.

AuthorHouse presents you with 3 tips for authors on how to become bloggers–to talk about not only your book, but yourself as well. First, in order to have a place to write, you’ll need to set up a free or paid profile account. Try to use a domain name that identifies your site with your subject (not always easy, since most of the more obvious domain names are already taken.) Check out hosting sites like WordPress or Blogger; they have templates that make set-up easy for first-time users, and can be customized for more advanced bloggers. Your blog should be well-maintained, with content updates daily (or at least a few times every week.) Your content should be informative, interesting, and a good “conversation starter” for other bloggers with similar interests. Remember, how well you interact with others is almost important as your book.

Marketing isn’t easy, but if you apply some basic strategies for promoting yourself and your book, you’ll have a distinct advantage over other authors. If you want to know more about how to become a self-published author, please don’t hesitate to contact us to find out how to published and promote your book through AuthorHouse.

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Tips for Writing Your Autobiography

In our last installment, AuthorHouse presented our self-publishing writers with five tips for writing biographies. This time, we’d like to shift focus a little, and let the author turn the camera (or the keyboard) towards herself. In other words, we’d like to discuss autobiographies!

With an autobiography, the amount and type of research will differ from a biography. After all, you are the subject; while you might require interviews to clear up hazy memories, or to solicit the occasional opinion or impression, you already have access to the best source of information: yourself.

Here, then, are our five tips for writing your autobiography!

Be honest, but… On one hand, you should avoid exaggerating, embellishing, or simply lying about events. After all, if your life is interesting enough to warrant documenting, there should be no need for anything but the truth.

On the other hand, that doesn’t mean you have to tell everything about yourself. You still have a right to privacy, and to keep your secrets… well, secret. Discuss the things you’re comfortable discussing, and feel free to keep the rest to yourself.

Don’t begin too early. There are cases, true enough, when a thirty-year-old might have accumulated enough experiences in those 360 months to warrant an autobiography. In most cases though, it’s better to wait a bit longer (maybe until retirement age.) In the meantime, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep a journal or diary—look at it as research for the autobiography to come later!

How will you organize it? Chronological is the most obvious choice, but is there a better way in your case? Have you travelled the world? If so, maybe dividing your book by location would be a better choice. Are you an actor? Maybe divide your life by the productions you were a part of.

Hit the high (or low) notes; omit the rest. Being honest doesn’t mean you have to describe every last memory or incident; that’s what your journal is for. Ask yourself: if you were reading this about another person, would it interest you? If not… well, that’s what the “delete” key is for.

Outline! The value of an outline simply cannot be underestimated. Not only can it provide you with a roadmap of where you’re heading, but it can also indicate what might be the best way of organizing your book. Plus, you’ll be able to see which memories are still well-formed in your head, and which might require a bit of research (or corroboration.)

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5 Book Cover Design Tips

You’ve spent months, even years, crafting every word of your 100,000 word manuscript. And the results of this labor of love? A few hundred pages of characters development, plot twists, and hours of entertainment for your reader.

And how long do you have to sell your book to that reader? A second or two—if you’re lucky. A brief glance as he or she glides along a bookshelf or clicks through web pages. That’s it. Sell it fast, or don’t sell it at all. And what sells that book? As much as we don’t like to admit it, it’s the cover. That sheet of paper, that single piece of artwork, that sits on top of those hundreds of pages.

When we talk about how to self publish a book, we tend to focus on the words, sentences, and story—and rightly so! But all of that work can be quickly undone by having an ineffective book cover. With that in mind, the AuthorHouse Self-Publishing Company would like to present five book cover design tips that will help grab a reader’s attention. So without further delay, we present…

AuthorHouse’s Top Five Tips for Book Covers:

• First, spend some time in the bookstore looking at the covers of other books in your genre . Which ones grab your attention? Which ones make you want to know more? Why? At the same time, examine books that don’t interest you. What are they lacking?


• If you intend to sell your book in a physical form (not just an e-book), remember that it will likely not be displayed cover-out. Check the spine to make sure it’s easily readable from a few feet away .


• Don’t forget, many readers will encounter your book online. Make sure your cover is still visible and effective when it’s shrunk down to a thumbnail-sized image!


• Have a focus that fits your book’s genre and mood. Generally, one or two simple elements are better than trying to tell your entire story on the cover. And make sure those elements are appropriate for your book’s tone.


• Solicit the opinions of others. Show your cover to friends whose opinions you trust, and listen to their criticism. If you start hearing the same complaint multiple times, maybe it’s something you should consider changing.

There’s nothing easy about publishing a book , but AuthorHouse hopes these tips will help make your writing journey a successful one!

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5 Facts about Copyrights

How do you copyright your book? Do you have to register for a copyright? What’s a “poor man’s copyright?” Authors tend to have many questions and misconceptions about copyrights, and understandably so; after all, most of us are writers, not lawyers.

With this in mind, we’d like to present five tips and facts about copyrights.

1. Talk to a lawyer that specializes in copyright law. This is the most important tip. If you ever require the best possible advice, talk to a lawyer that specializes in copyright law. No amount of web searching is a substitute for this.


2. You’re protected by copyright law whether you register or not. As soon as you put your story into a form that’s visible with or without a device (a handwritten manuscript or a saved file on a computer, for example), it’s protected by copyright law. On the other hand…


3. Your book can be copyrighted; your idea can’t. Your idea isn’t protected until it’s put into a visible form. If you tell your idea to a “friend” who writes a story based on it, that person is protected—not you.


4. Make sure to fix the date your book was copyrighted. This is why registering your story (with the Library of Congress, for example) is important, even though you’re already protected. If you’re ever plagiarized, proving that your story was first is vital.


5. What about mailing the book to yourself and not opening it? This technique of using the post office’s stamp to prove a copyright date (also known as a “poor man’s copyright”) actually has no basis in U.S. law. Could it hurt? No. Will it help? Probably not.

We hope this has answered some of your questions about copyrights! Remember, consult a lawyer for the best, most up-to-date advice.

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AuthorHouse Book : THAT'S THAT

Reblogged from AuthorHouse Books:

Kirkus Reviews describes Gaye Walsh as a “capable talent” and her first book That’s That as “an endearing debut novel.” This multi-generational saga tells the story of two Irish families through the various trials that beset them over the years. Walsh uses her poetic background and insightful eye to add an unexpected poignancy to certain moments in her tale.

AuthorHouse looks forward to following Walsh’s future works of poetry and to see if she will add a second novel.

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AuthorHouse Childrens : Lucas Comes to America

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Children will be love this light-hearted story about the relationship between a lovable dog and its adoring new owner. AuthorHouse published author, Carolyn Farb, takes young readers through the daily events that a puppy like Lucas experiences and the adjustments he has to make when he moves from Manchester, England to his new home in Texas, USA. Farb captures the spirit of a puppy through her narrative and illustrations.

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AuthorHouse Non-Fiction: An Entrepreneur’s Journey

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Today, AuthorHouse presents An Entrepreneur’s Journey by self-published author Robert K. Lifton. Robert, a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, served as President of the American Jewish Congress and Co-Chair of the Middle East Project of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is married with two daughters and four grandchildren, and divides his time between New York and Florida.

What’s it about?

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AuthorHouse presents “How to Promote Your Book”

Marketing is always the turning point once a book is done and ready for launch . No matter how well it’s written, or how entertaining the story is, a book that lacks marketing will never find its intended audience.

AuthorHouse Publishing offers numerous layers of marketing, both locally or globally. Our services include:

• Hollywood-Book-to-Screen – Your book may be adapted into a TV series or movie


• App Publishing – Provides the ability to reach readers with a book application in IOS devices


• Internet Marketing – This includes online bookstores, Amazon.com, and even your own website, as well as search engine results.


• Online Video Services – Offers video services for book promotion, such as YouTube.


• Radio Services – A chance to market your book via radio.


• Publicity Services and Campaigns – A team who can publicly assist you with promotion tools for book and author-centered campaigns.


• Expert Positioning – A program that helps authors market themselves as subject-matter experts for media outlets seeking interviews.


• Advertising –Offers numerous book promotional opportunities within the US.


• Book Signings, Galleries and Exhibits – The author can actively participate in these kinds of events, such as the LA Book Fair or BookExpo America.


• Direct Marketing – Provides promotional materials to market your book to your coworkers, colleagues and friends.

So what are you waiting for? It’s time to market your book to the world!

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How to Write a Book for Young Children

There are different rules for writing a book, depending on your genre and target audience’s age. For young children from ages 2-8 years old, you should remember these top 10 suggestions for children’s book content :

1. It’s not easy to be different, but it’s okay.


2. You story needs heroes and villains, and the good guys should prevail over the bad.


3. Your story must be clear and concise, and your world should be black or white.


4. You should stick to one story so as not to confuse children.


5. Characters must have their weaknesses and strong points.Its okay for stories to be scary, but they should not be traumatic to a child’s mind.


6. Fun is important to children, but so is spelling and grammar. Be careful what you write, as children are learning their vocabulary from the stories they read.


7. Fiction must be well-balanced. Magic, witch crafts or supernatural powers, for example, are okay as long as they’re logical within the context of the story.


8. You should include lessons that kids can understand and use in their daily lives.


9. Regular children can do extraordinary things, with or without assistance from adults.


10. Write to inspire!

That’s it for today’s tips, but click here to learn more about publishing a children’s book that can motivate and inspire young minds.

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AuthorHouse Book-To-Screen Packages

Do you dream of seeing your story in the theater, as well as in the bookstore? Do you write your characters with actors already in mind? The AuthorHouse book publishing company offers new writers a wealth of options for their self-publishing packages, including book-to-screen services that prepare your book for film consideration.

The first service is the AuthorHouse’s Hollywood Coverage service, in which a “coverage” will be developed for your book. This will include a synopsis of the story, summarizing its main characters and events, and an analysis of how it could be best developed for TV or film.

Your book’s coverage will then be forwarded to AuthorHouse’s first-look Hollywood partner for consideration, as well as entered into our Hollywood database, where other directors, producers and actors can view it.

Next is the Hollywood Treatment service. If you elect this, a film-style “treatment” will be developed for your book by a screenwriter picked carefully to match your story’s genre and style. The five to ten-page treatment will provide a detailed guide on how the screenwriter would adapt your book into a full-length screenplay.

Like the coverage plan above, your book’s treatment will be forwarded to AuthorHouse’s first-look Hollywood partner for consideration, as well as entered into our Hollywood database.

Finally, there’s Hollywood Screenplay, in which a screenwriter will make a complete screenplay version of your story, complete with all its dialogue and actions—a screenplay that YOU retain ownership of.

Again, the completed script will be forwarded to our first-look partner and entered into our Hollywood database.

Are you ready to publish now, and think your story is right for the silver screen? Compare self-publishing packages and see if one of our Hollywood Book-To-Screen services is right for you! For more information, check us out at www.authorhouse.com

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3 Tips on How to Market Your Own Book

Marketing is one of the most crucial aspects of your book’s success. You can’t simply rely on your publishing company, though; you have to shoulder most of the marketing burden yourself! Today we present three basic tips on how to use the internet to effectively market your book, before and after its launch!

1. Establish your online platform. Use free websites like wordpress.com, blogger.com, webs.com, weebly.com, etc. to create your online presence. Link these accounts to your social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Goodreads, Pinterest, StumbleUpon and Tumblr) to generate traffic from your intended audience. Maintain your readers’ interest by posting new and interesting articles on a regular basis. And don’t just advertise your book! Provide content that’s of value to readers on its own merit.


2. Create a mailing list. Create mailing lists based on your subscribers’ locations, professions, and interests. Don’t just send unsolicited emails to random addresses in hopes of finding a new reader! Make sure that your websites and social media platforms are clear, easy to navigate, and include “follow” or “subscribe” buttons.


3. Create email-based ad targeting. Advertise via emails in which you talk about yourself, your book, and your current (or future) projects. You might also send out writing tips, your writing inspirations, and anything else that might be of interest to readers or other authors. Look online for more examples of email-based ad targeting.

We hope you’ve found these three basic tips helpful. Search Google for plenty of additional ideas for promoting and marketing your self-published book!

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Participate in Our July 2013 AuthorHouse Author Challenge

The biggest publishing news in July was that J. K. Rowling, the author of the world-famous Harry Potter series, wrote a mystery novel under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The novel climbed right to the top of the bestseller lists last week, and shows no sign of relinquishing the top spot. If your name were just a pseudonym for a famous author (in other words, if your book had been written by that author) who do you think it would be? For this month’s author challenge, please tell us in 50 words or less! The winner will have their picture (with their book) used as the cover image for AuthorHouse’s Facebook page. The deadline is midnight on August 19. Click here for more information.

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Tips on Knowing if your Book is Good

While authors will naturally have a strong attachment to their book, it’s equally natural for them to wonder if the book was enjoyable to their readers. There are two ways for writers to judge the quality of their book: first, they should wait at least six months to re-read it; by then, they can view it with a fresh set of eyes, and better identify what works and doesn’t work. Second, they should solicit the opinions of readers who have no emotional ties to the book, either through book reviews, forums, or online comments.

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AuthorHouse Non-Fiction Books presents Turtle Hawks

AuthorHouse proudly presents Ian Douglas Robertson’s Turtle Hawks (which received a four-start rating from Clarion Book Reviews.) It’s the story of Peri Pontakis, an investigative journalist and TV host, who embarks on a crusade to save the endangered Loggerhead turtle. What he thought would be an “undemanding project” presents him with unforeseen obstacles and challenges.

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AuthorHouse Features Author Carolyn Mitchel

Carolyn’s book, “The Tale of the Pumpkin Seed,” was written for her children and grandchildren.

It’s a delightful commentary on competition and sportsmanship that’s sure to charm young readers, wherever they are from.

To find out more, click here.

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