Publishing – S. M. MITCHELL

Your Book Launch Checklist

There are many facets that go into launching a book, whether it’s your first or your thirtieth. Writing the book is only that first big hurdle and as we’ve put so much time and effort into writing it, we should also give each book its best start in life by maximising the launch. This checklist…

Cover Concept Notes: Checklist & Guide

Getting the right cover for your book is a vital part of its creation. The cover is part of your marketing, its your reader’s first look, the immediate impression. A good cover is paramount to sales and interest. A poor cover suggests that the rest of the product is also inferior and can put readers…

Commissioning Cover Art

So in case you’re not following me on social media – It’s Happy Cover Art Day to me! Woo Hoo! Today is the day that The Bloody Maiden’s cover is revealed to the world… isn’t it beautiful! I’m in the unique position of co-founding our publishing company Ink & Fable Ltd. so although I am…

The Basics of Blurb Writing

Something that everyone in the writing business (not necessarily trad) will have to deal with eventually… writing a blurb. I don’t know about you but the thought of it fills me with fear. But it’s got to be done, so I scoured the internet for tips on the basics to get myself, & you lovely…

How to Handle Feedback

As writers, we inevitably have to deal with feedback, whether it comes in the form of a friend giving you their opinion on your story idea; in the form of alpha/beta feedback from a draft; or from readers once the story is actually published. Feedback & reviews are everywhere – they will come from every…

What You Need to Know About Beta Reading

So you’ve waded through the murky waters of writing a first draft, you’ve self edited as best you can for the time being… now it’s time to get some feedback on all this hard work, blood, sweat & tears! Now in my time as a writer, I have gone through the beta reading process many…