For Authors: How NETFLIX Tested Images So You’ll Binge Watch More

#Authors: How @Netflix tested images so you’ll #bingewatch more: https://t.co/izRQtOpCJG by @lizsegran #authorrt #selfpub #marketing #epub — Patrick Weibel (@Weibart) May 6, 2016 Via Fast Company by way of Kboards: The human brain can process an image in just a few milliseconds, so the right picture can spark someone’s interest and convince a viewer it’s worthContinue reading “For Authors: How NETFLIX Tested Images So You’ll Binge Watch More”

Book Baby To Make Print Distribution to Retailers Accessible to Indies

Book Baby Just Broke the Internet for Indie Authors http://t.co/YrQFJqzIPI — Bibliocrunch (@BiblioCrunch) January 28, 2015 Via Bibliocrunch,  Good E-Reader reports that Book Baby will make it possible for self-published authors to distribute their titles to retailers “like Barnes and Noble through their website (with the potential due to sales and customer requests for in-storeContinue reading “Book Baby To Make Print Distribution to Retailers Accessible to Indies”

The Author Hangout’s Interview with Jane Friedman

Jane Friedman assists authors navigate their careers in addition to teaching and speaking on digital media and publishing. Make sure to follow Jane on Twitter. The latest issue of Jane’s magazine about writing, money, and life, Scratch Magazine, arrives Tuesday, February 3, 2015. For more information about Scratch magaizne, Click Here!

Free PDF Downloads: Self-Publishing Courses from Bibliocrunch!

Want access to all our #selfpub courses in PDF form? For a limited time you can download them for FREE #BCLAUNCHPARTYhttp://t.co/7G4hLSzvgG — Bibliocrunch (@BiblioCrunch) January 16, 2015 Bibliocrunch helps authors collaborate with curated editors, book designers, marketers, and other publishing professionals who can take their book to the next level. For a limited time, they’reContinue reading “Free PDF Downloads: Self-Publishing Courses from Bibliocrunch!”

The “Branding” Process

Via Kotaku: BASIC is a design agency that does something pretty unique, at least in the world of video games: instead of just doing concept art, or making logos, or promotional art, they kinda do a combination of all of it, helping give a game – which might otherwise be a pitch and some mechanicsContinue reading “The “Branding” Process”

Kickstarter: Support Legend of Novo – Book 2

Via Kickstarter: The Legend of Novo book series is about ordinary people with extraordinary gifts. It is a story of time traveling and the power to observe and learn from humanity’s past mistakes at the risk of creating new ones. Hello, my name is Amir Avitzur and I am the creator of the Legend ofContinue reading “Kickstarter: Support Legend of Novo – Book 2”

Mob City Script Billed as ‘First TV Screenplay to be Adapted for Twitter?’

I’m a huge fan of Frank Darabont. His initial run as showrunner of The Walking Dead brought the best episodes of the series in my opinion. It’s on Netflix. Recommended binge-watching. Darabont’s next series, Mob City, pits mobsters against police for control of 1940s Los Angeles. The series features one of my favorite actors from The Walking Dead, Jon Bernthal. Continue reading “Mob City Script Billed as ‘First TV Screenplay to be Adapted for Twitter?’”