Every Author’s Four-Letter Word #Mktg

Hi, SE'ers. It's Jan Sikes here with you today. You can ask any author anywhere and most likely, you're going to get a grimace when you mention the word marketing. We are writers. Writing is a solitary profession. So, it is not easy to step out of our comfort zones and launch into marketing our …

How to make 3D #bookcovers for #FREE

Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to take a look at how to make mock-up 3D book covers for free. I used to use photoshop and scripts for all of this, but the program is both expensive and laborious to learn. Here, I show you a much quicker, easier, and--best of all--free way …

How to use Mac in Cloud for working with Mac-only Software on a PC

Mac in Cloud Hi SErs! Harmony here 😁  Back in January 2020 (I know, how time flies!), I started my series of posts on how to publish to KDP. The first article looked at software for writing and formatting your book. (You can find that post HERE.) One of the tools I recommended was Vellum. …

How to Make a Video Using Canva

Hi SErs! Harmony here 😁 Today, I have another Canva tutorial for you. This one is all about using Canva to make a free and easy video, which you can use for all sorts of promotional purposes ... including a book promo trailer. For this tutorial, I'm using Canva online rather than my App on …

How To Animate your Book Cover

Hi SErs! Harmony here. Animated book covers have become all the rage for social media promotion. So, today, I'd like to show  you how to animate a book cover. I've discovered both free and fairly cheap Apps to achieve this. At first, I found it a steep learning curve, but once I got the hang …