You have published your book, created your website and now you want some cute items so you can spread the word about your wonderful book! But where to start? There are so many options online. But you need to weed through them to see what will work best for you. In addition to having marketing… Continue reading
Author: Art and Books by Marnie
I am an artist and author creating art and books inspired by the things that I love. Hope you enjoy them too!
You may be like me and check your reviews daily. And if you see a negative one your heart will skip a bit. Then you read it and you are even more deflated. Unfortunately, it is only a matter of time before you get a negative review. A few things may make this happen. You… Continue reading
Musings on using AI for illustrating
Imagine you have slaved hours over writing a book. Diligently worked long days and stayed up late writing. You are so proud! It takes a lot to write a book! You should be proud! It is no easy task to create something that holds a reader's interest. It is hard work to be a writer… Continue reading Musings on using AI for illustrating
How to actually upload and publish on Amazon.
You did it! You created a book! You are ready to release it to the world! Amazon has its own publishing platform called kdp. This is where you publish your POD books. (Print on demand) This is the cheaper and easiest way to publish. There are other options, such as printing your own and renting… Continue reading How to actually upload and publish on Amazon.
10- Submitting a book to a literary agent
So after reading all of my blogs you still think you should try the traditional route... or you have published a few times and think you would like to try submitting to an agent. You can submit to either publishers (beware of Vanity publishers) or you can submit to a literary agent. I chose the… Continue reading 10- Submitting a book to a literary agent
Visiting Paris for the first time…
It has been a dream of mine to go to Europe... I started reading Jean Plaidy's books of the Kings and Queens of France and England when I was in high school. The books brought me back to the times when Plantagenet's ruled Kingdoms and Marie Antionette lost her head. So much incredible history and… Continue reading Visiting Paris for the first time…
How to get printed copies of your book!
You have written a masterpiece... now how do you get a printed copy?
The art of loving an old dog…
Musings about owning a dog
Why you do indeed need an author page in your book.
You have written a book! Yay! And you are probably hooked on creating them and will eventually do another. And maybe another... So do you add an author page to your book? You don't have to add one, but I highly suggest you do. I remember being a young reader myself, finishing a book and… Continue reading Why you do indeed need an author page in your book.
The art of writing a blurb for your book
The art of blurb writing
Art and Musings by Marnie 