Tag: book covers

• 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

• Say Hello to “Toxic Ash”

  It’s finally, really, time to reveal the book cover for the second book in the Eldritch Elysium series, “Toxic Ash.”

  Y. K. Greene

  June 21, 2013

  Books, Eldritch Elysium, Progress, Toxic Ash

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

• The Best in Book Cover Design

  I’m finally done being sick but my head is full of book covers as I try to finish mine off as quickly as possible. When I say my head is full of book covers, I mean it. Not just the elements to pull together to make my book cover but also what makes a book…

  Y. K. Greene

  May 15, 2013

  Living the Writing Life, Telling the tale

  blather, book covers, design, Everything’s Eventual, Stephen King

• Are You Ready To Open Pandora’s Box?

  I’m up to my eyeballs working on the new book cover for “Toxic Ash.” As soon as I think I’ve gotten somewhere either the computer erases everything (shoot me, shoot me now) or I realize that I’ve done it all wrong and really need to do it this other way to get the look I…

  Y. K. Greene

  April 30, 2013

  Living the Writing Life, Progress

  book covers, music, Pandora

• Announcing: Double Free!

  In the beginning of the year I made some foolish promises about increasing my turn around time between books. Promises that I swore I would keep or give my readers something else for free. Well, I can’t keep those promises, “Toxic Ash” is coming along but it’s not ready for release yet and I haven’t…

  Y. K. Greene

  April 2, 2013

  Books, Giveaway, Goals, Progress, Toxic Ash

  book covers, Delays, ebook, free, Giveaway

• Announcing New Book, Series Title Change & Kittens

  It’s time to dig in my heels and really take a big bite of the work currently on my plate (yay or something). Over the last few days besides valiantly battling my bodies desire to remain sick, all the time, I have been working tirelessly (blatant lie) to come up with a title for my…

  Y. K. Greene

  February 7, 2013

  Books, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Progress, Telling the tale, Writing

  Ash, book covers, Cleaner, ebook, Eldritch Elysium, indie author, Rin Tyler, Toxic Ash, writing

• When To Start Marketing Your Book

  It’s a new year and with it comes time when I take stock over some of the things I’ve learned, wish I’d learned and hope to learn. One of those things is: when to start marketing your book.

  Y. K. Greene

  February 5, 2013

  Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Writing

  book covers, ebook, indie author, musings, naming, update, writing, writing tips

• Extended Free Ebook Giveaway

  I am in the middle of fighting off the usual round of crippling sickness so I can push the final edits of “In the Absence of Famine” through for the book launch on the 24th. Which means, few and spotty blog posts, as well as, FREE ebook giveaways.

  Y. K. Greene

  January 22, 2013

  Books, Giveaway, Goals, Living the Writing Life

  99 cent ebooks, book covers, cheap ebooks, Giveaway, In The Absence of Famine, indie author, The Uncertainty of Death, update

• So You Want to Make Your Own Book Covers – The Nitty Gritty Part 2

  I promised I’d be back with some more useful hands on tips for creating your own book covers; here you were, doubting me, weren’t you. The following post will likely be broken into two pars and feature some NSFW bits.

  Y. K. Greene

  August 30, 2011

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

  book cover design tips, book covers, Tips

• So You Want to Make Your Own Book Covers – The Nitty Gritty Part 1

  I promised I’d be back with some more useful hands on tips for creating your own book covers; here you were, doubting me, weren’t you. The following post will likely be broken into two pars and feature some NSFW bits. Currently I’ve been working with my graphic designer to redesign my book cover, trying to…

  Y. K. Greene

  August 25, 2011

  Backend, Living the Writing Life

  book cover design tips, book covers, Tips