5-Minute Fixes To Enjoy Working From Home

5-Minute Fixes To Enjoy Working From Home

Working from home is becoming increasingly popular, especially since the lockdown. More people are home working, avoiding the travel expenses and wear & tear of commuting. Savings on travel, work wear and food-to-go offset home energy costs. Later starts and...
12 Ways to Market Your Children’s Book

12 Ways to Market Your Children’s Book

Self-publishing your own children’s book can be a long and sometimes difficult journey. Thrilling as it is to hold the final product in your hand at last, you soon realise that there is another mountain to climb! How can you market your new children’s...
12 Ways to Overcome Creative Block

12 Ways to Overcome Creative Block

Creative Block is something that happens to all of us at some time. It can vary from being a downward swing in the quality of our work to a complete lack of motivation or inspiration. This can occur when our order books are full, or when no-one seems to notice our...
How To Use Your Least Favourite Colour!

How To Use Your Least Favourite Colour!

Which is the most popular colour? Colour is a strongly motivational phenomenon, and it has a huge influence on our choices and moods. For both men and women, blue is the most popular colour. Orange is the least attractive colour for women, while brown is the most...
The Title Font

The Title Font

Contemporary fashions play a big part in the title font styling. Choosing the title font for your children’s book cover should take into account current publishing trends. Self-publishers have to be especially careful to achieve a professional result. They want...
Designing Children’s Book Covers

Designing Children’s Book Covers

For self-publishers, designing children’s book covers can be a huge challenge. The front cover of a book for young children has to stand up well to intense competition from other books on sale alongside. Somehow, it needs to be individual enough to attract the...
Self-Publishing a Children’s Picture Book

Self-Publishing a Children’s Picture Book

Preparing the Book If you have written a children’s picture book, it is now possible for you to publish it yourself, without having to find a commercial publisher. The weak point here is that your story will not be subjected to any professional scrutiny. It is...