Jera’s Self-Publishing Blog
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Self-Publishing Shorts: ISBNs
Hello, all! Kimberly here from Jera Publishing. Today your Self-Publishing Short is on ISBNs. ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. It is a unique number assigned to all distributed books. (By the way, you should not say, “ISBN number,” because,...
Understanding eBooks
Amazon has sold an estimated 50 million Kindles since their debut in 2007. But Kindle isn’t the only eBook device in town; the iPad, Nook, and Kobo are still holding on. However, Amazon does hold approximately 70 percent of the eBook market. And don’t forgot about...
Writing with Ryan: The Insoluble Semicolon
Greetings, writers! Today, we’re deciphering perhaps the most enigmatic, intimidating punctuation mark: the semicolon. This part-comma, part-colon freak of punctuational nature has gotten a bum rap by contemporary English speakers, and, as such, it has been largely...
Intern Insights: Writer Insight with Sue Horner
About a month ago, I was given the amazing opportunity of interviewing the wonderfully charming and talented self-published author Sue Horner. Sue, author of Second Place Sister, published her first book through Jera Publishing and is currently working on the sequel....
Preparing Your Manuscript for the Next Step
You let out a sigh of relief. You’ve written that last word to complete your book. You’ve self-edited and maybe had friends or family review. You are ready for the next step in self-publishing. The next step may be a professional editor or you may be ready for the...
Writing with Ryan: The Dashing Em Dash
Commas, colons, and parentheses—these are common tools of the scribe. In fact, we are so familiar with them that oftentimes we incorporate them in our writing without a single conscious thought. Unfortunately, however, the same can’t be said for em dashes—many of us...
Intern Insights – April 2015
Since I wrote in the last newsletter, so much has been done toward bettering my understanding of the self-publishing process and creating my book. I’ve officially written the book I will be publishing with Jera (a fact that never seems to become any less surreal), and...
Featured Client: Mary Shipko
Aviatrix is the captivating story of one of the first women pilots to break into the all-male airline flight cockpit. Hired in 1976 at Hughes Airwest, Mary Bush made a herculean effort to overcome the resistance and harassment she faced in such a position, but it was...
Writing with Ryan: Subjunctive Mood
It’s cold outside, and, well, I’m in a bit of a mood—the subjunctive mood, that is. You see, if it were July, we could take a stroll in the park without freezing our tails off. If I were a pilot, I’d fly us to the Bahamas for some fun in the sun. Better yet, I wish I...
Intern Insights – March 2015
Looking back on this past week, it’s a little crazy to think of everything I’ve worked on. The main part of book production I helped with was graphic design. It is so cool! It involves the cover, back cover, spine of a book, and the inside flaps of a hard cover. I...