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Know your audience

May 2, 2022April 24, 2022 / coldhandboyack / 61 Comments

Hi Gang! Craig with you once more with something to consider. There’s an old bit of advice about making presentations, or producing an article, that still applies, “Know your audience.” This means don’t speak over their heads with a lot of technical jargon, acronyms, and industry-speak. Make it relative to the attendees and readers. It … Continue reading Know your audience

Modern Day Censorship

April 8, 2022March 30, 2022 / coldhandboyack / 105 Comments

Hi gang, Craig with you once more to talk about an open topic. This one isn’t a specific writing lesson. It’s more of an awareness with no right answers. Feel free to discuss in the comments later. When we think of censorship, we think about movie ratings, an overzealous school board, or maybe even a … Continue reading Modern Day Censorship

How to make 3D #bookcovers for #FREE

June 25, 2021May 11, 2021 / harmonykentonline / 67 Comments

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 … Continue reading How to make 3D #bookcovers for #FREE

Vella anyone???

May 14, 2021April 28, 2021 / coldhandboyack / 68 Comments

Hi gang. Craig with you today and there’s something new on the self publishing horizon. It’s officially called Kindle Vella. I’m kind of interested in it, and would like to get some debate going on the subject. The first thing we have to do is cover what it is. Vella is a new publishing platform … Continue reading Vella anyone???

How to Make a Video Using Canva

February 5, 2021February 3, 2021 / harmonykentonline / 62 Comments

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 … Continue reading How to Make a Video Using Canva

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