Category Archives: Book Promotions

Add dialog to give characters a voice

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Sterling Education Centre

Adding dialog lets readers “hear” how a character sounds. Does he sound like a southerner, an immigrant or does he speak formally annunciating each word? Of course, we’re generalizing. Go through the story and introduce dialog—direct and indirect. She said … Continue reading →

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Amazon leads eBook sales

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Sterling Education Centre

eBook Sales (in English-speaking countries) According to a report by AuthorEarnings.com

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Books available online

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sterling Education Centre

Robin Sees a Monster, Shirl the Squirrel Rises to New Heights, Tragedy on the Twenty, and Preserving Smithville books are available at Natural Abilities, 197 Griffin Street in Smithville. Robin Sees a Monster is available in hardcover, softcover, or Kindle from Ingram or Amazon. … Continue reading →

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Can you name 5 ways to get your book published?

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Sterling Education Centre

By Barbara A. Fanson, author, graphic designer Most people can name the two most common methods for publishing a book: traditional publishing and self-publishing. But, I have published over 30 books in five different ways. If you’ve written a story that … Continue reading →

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Vector Drawings versus Raster Graphics

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Sterling Education Centre

  There are 2 types of drawing programs on computers: vector or raster. Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and CorelDraw are vector drawing programs, which can be enlarged, and they maintain their shape. Adobe Photoshop, CorelPaint, and SuperPaint are raster graphics, which … Continue reading →

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Important Dates for Authors and Bookstores

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Sterling Education Centre

Here is Barbara Fanson’s list of special dates in 2016 to include in your promotions. Please note that three of them have not posted new dates for 2016, so get the news as we do. Follow our blog: SterlingEd Jan. … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Sterling Education Centre

If you haven’t read some of these posts yet, now is a good time. I have three different blogs, so narrowing it down to my favourite 10 blog posts was not an easy task. 32 clever ways to get notice … Continue reading →

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Use Find and Replace to remove extra spaces

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Sterling Education Centre

You can use the Find and Replace feature in most software programs to spot extra spaces. Sometimes, if you type too fast, you can get an extra space or two. Professional book publishers and designers use one space after a … Continue reading →

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Wider margin in print book not desirable in PDF version

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Sterling Education Centre

By Barbara A. Fanson I was reading the PDF version of a book recently and realized that every time I scrolled down to the next page, I also had to shift the page left or right. After some time, it … Continue reading →

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Use your book to gather email addresses and social media followers

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Sterling Education Centre

In his book Creative Writing Career 2, author Justin Sloan shares his advice on becoming a professional writer of movies, video games, and books. He also does an excellent job of collecting email addresses of his readers, encourages them to … Continue reading →

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