by Michele DeFilippo | Oct 28, 2021 | 1106 Design delivers, Author Interviews, Independent Publishing, Publishing Options, Why Self-publish?
As a school district superintendent, Dr. Jared Smith is more than aware of the need for personal growth. If he’s not growing and learning, then he can’t facilitate the growth and learning of the teachers in his school district. This led to him reading hundreds of...
by Michele DeFilippo | Oct 20, 2021 | 1106 Design delivers, 1106 Design offers, Editing & Proofreading, Guest Posts, Publishing Business, Why Self-publish?
With your manuscript complete, you’ve got to ask yourself if you want to go the path of the independent author or try for a traditional book deal? It’s a question asked again, and again, and again until the end of time. At least it will be for authors....
by Michele DeFilippo | Nov 19, 2019 | Independent Publishing, Self-publishing for professionals, Why Self-publish?
As Thanksgiving rolls around (and the end of the year!), I am taking some time to reflect on the state of indie publishing. We all have a lot for which we can be thankful. The barriers to publishing have all but been eliminated. Authors enjoy increased creative...
by Michele DeFilippo | Feb 2, 2017 | Book Marketing Plan, Business Development, How to Self-publish a Book, Independent Publishing, Self-publishing for professionals, Why Self-publish?
Every so often I am asked what one piece of advice I would give authors seeking to self-publish. Boiling down everything an author should know about self-publishing into one piece of advice is almost impossible. So my advice is to listen to these five things that many...
by Michele DeFilippo | Jan 15, 2017 | Book Marketing, Editing & Proofreading, How to Self-publish a Book, Self-publishing for professionals, Why Self-publish?
Yes, it’s the time of year for resolutions. But the resolutions below come with a couple of twists. First, they are created especially with the indie publisher in mind. Second, they are phrased as questions, making them more likely to stick according to “research.”...
by Michele DeFilippo | Oct 26, 2016 | 1106 Design delivers, 1106 Design offers, Author Interviews, Book Cover Design, How to Self-publish a Book, Independent Publishing, Self-publishing for professionals, Why Self-publish?
Sometimes it takes an author to jog our memories about what we do here at 1106 Design for authors who self-publish, and why we do it. OK, so we know what we do. We provide cover and page design, editing, proofreading and layout services to indie publishers who choose...
