Category: Backend

• Paperback Book Cover Design

  Formatting. Every time I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Every time, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my…

  Y. K. Greene

  September 24, 2013

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay

  Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

• “Toxic Ash” Is Finally FINISHED

  I am finally done with the draft on “Toxic Ash.” Now it’s time for – everything else. Right now it feels like writing the thing was the easy part and that was damned hard. I haven’t sent out an email blast yet, since the publication date isn’t settled – lots of edits need to happen…

  Y. K. Greene

  September 17, 2013

  Backend, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash

  Ash of Ambitions, book covers, ebook, Editing, Eldritch Elysium, Revision, Toxic Ash

• The “Making of” a book cover

  It’s been a while. I’ve been busy swimming through the depression (I refuse to call a block) that comes with realizing what I thought was the last chapter needs to be deleted entirely and as many as three more added to my novel before I can safely call it done. I want “Toxic Ash” to…

  Y. K. Greene

  August 8, 2013

  Backend, Books, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash

  book covers, Delays, ebook, Eldritch Elysium, Toxic Ash, writing tips

• Woosh! Updates!

  

  Was anyone else startled at the new WordPress Dashboard? Just me? Oh… Ok, then… Glorious news everybody! Not only is one of my all time favorite shows about to make a comeback for it’s final season (yay Futurama) but I’ve finally finished my book cover and I’m ready for the big reveal…

  Y. K. Greene

  June 18, 2013

  Backend, Books, Eldritch Elysium, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Toxic Ash, Writing

• Book Review: “The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing”

  It’s been a long, long while since I last wrote any kind of book review. Figured it was long since time I dug out this one and wrote up my thoughts on “The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing”.

  Y. K. Greene

  March 26, 2013

  Backend, Living the Writing Life, Telling the tale, Writing

  Book Reviews, indie author, Revision, Tips, writing, writing tips

• When To Pay, When Not To Pay: Freeware Editing Software

  In the last edition of When to Pay, When Not to, I went over some editing software and put it solidly in the “not worth it” column. I know, it’s still pretty tempting though isn’t it? Well to help save a few more bucks, I’ve compiled a list of free – and vital – programs…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 8, 2013

  Backend, Living the Writing Life, When Not To Pay, When To Pay When Not To Pay

  Abi Words, contractor, copy writer, freeware, Freeware image editing software, Gimp, Google Docs, google keywords, indie author, keywords, Open Office, Paint.net, software, traffic travis

• When To Pay, When Not To Pay: Best Editing Software

  As I’ve been slogging through the muck of editing, marketing research (most of which I’ll end up not having the time to use) and formatting my latest novel, “In The Absence of Famine,” I’ve come to realize that there are a lot of programs out there offering to help writers, edit their work cheaply and…

  Y. K. Greene

  December 27, 2012

  Backend, Living the Writing Life, When Not To Pay, When To Pay When Not To Pay

  contractor, copy writer, google keywords, indie author, keywords, software, traffic travis

• Hitting The Ceiling

  Well another NaNoWriMo is done and I got through it, by the skin of my feverish teeth, yet again. After that I needed a little time to recover (I’d managed to catch a cold on top of a recurring illness and then just when I thought I was done with them both – I got…

  Y. K. Greene

  December 11, 2012

  Backend, Books, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Progress

  Editing, Four Horsemen, In The Absence of Famine

• Humanly Possible

  Sitting here on the other side of yet another massive data loss, I’m reminded that writing has always been something of a dangerous act. Back when all books were hand written or typed out page by page and anything from a playful morning wind to a mishap with the morning coffee could destroy entire manuscripts…

  Y. K. Greene

  September 14, 2012

  Backend, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Progress

  backslide, update

• Book Review: William Strunk Jr. &E.B. White’s “The Elements of Style”

  So I’ve realized that there’s a pretty big desire amongst my readers for more reviews of skill books. I’ve got quite a few of these books on the shelves, some I’ve read from cover to cover over and over again, some led me down a bad path and a very, very few have been both…

  Y. K. Greene

  August 14, 2012

  Backend, Books, Goals, Living the Writing Life

  Book Reviews, Editing, editing tips, Revision, writing tips