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January 25, 2015
Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN)âWhat is it?
What isÂan LCCN?
Assigned by the United States Library of Congress, an LCCN is a reference number used to locate the bibliographic data of a book published in the United States.ÂUnlike an ISBN, your LCCN does not refer to a specific edition or format, and can be used for hardcover, paperback, and subsequent editions of the same book.
Should I get an LCCN?
In a word: yes. One of the most important reaso...
January 10, 2015
Tying Up Loose Threads
There is always a bit of anxiety mixed in with the excitement of finishing a book. As I, finally, completed the second book, I had to be certain important pay-offs in the third book were properly set up. I suppose I could work on the book ad infinitum, adding more and more to plot and characterization to the point the book becomes bloated—a downfall all writers seek to avoid. There comes a point whe...
March 13, 2014
The Importance of Character Names
As anyone who loves language knows, words contain power, and there is nothing more powerful in any language than a name. Knowing this, it was important to me when I started writing to come up with the perfect character name for not only the main characters but minor characters as well. For most authors, agonizing over how to come up with character name can be just as stressful as choosing the name f...
March 12, 2014
Revision Progress on the Second Manuscript
In some ways, it feels like I only just finished writing the first draft of the second novel. Then I remember just how many hours I have spent toiling away writing, revising, and writing more.
I’ve found Inever really get to that apocryphal moment of glorious closing wherein I’m able to finally typeThe End on the Royal typewriter and allow myself the mythical one cigarette and glass of champagne per...
November 9, 2013
The Importance of Good Page Design
I mentioned in the bite-size entryEffective Page Design for Self Publishers, there is much to cover when it comes to designing your book. Book design is such an important field, some typographers and graphic designers specialize solely in the construction of books for a living.
As some of you might know, books were once something only the richest of people could afford. Taking months, sometimes years...
October 27, 2013
The Revision Progress, Slow but Steady
The last two months seem to have gone by in a blur. I did not intend to take such a long hiatus from posting, but I have had my hands full with quite a few things, including ironing out the wrinkles in the latest draft of the second book. I am starting to feel the same enthusiasm I felt at this point in the timeline for the first book. I will be handing off this draft to my editor soon, and I cannot...
August 30, 2013
Giving Away 5 Books via GoodReads Giveaway
Goodreads Book Giveaway
Gambit of the Glass Crowns
by Ethan Risso
Giveaway ends September 23, 2013.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
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August 16, 2013
Revising the Second Novel
I can’t believe it’s already halfway through August. It seems like I only just finished writing Gambit of the Glass Crowns, but it has been over a year since I wrote the last line of the book.
While I am revising the second novel, progress is slow. I try to maintain a strict writing schedule, but I have been lax as of late due to moving house. As anyone who has packed up their entire life into neatly...
August 6, 2013
Getting Your Book Noticed Using Metadata
In the most basic context,metadata means “data about data.” What about when we talk about self publishingâwhat is metadata?
When was the last time you went to the library, pulled out one of the card catalog drawers and rifled through the 3Ã5 cards printed with the information of each, individual book in the library? For most, the concept is archaic, replaced by modern technology. With a simple sea...
July 22, 2013
Artistry of the Printed Book
As any life-long lover of books can appreciate, there is something about the physicality of a book that is romantic in nature. From the way the pages feel between your fingers, to the heady aroma of an old bookâbooks can be intoxicating to any collector.
While it may be different for others, I do not think the reality of being a published author set in for me until I held the first proof copy in my...
