Easy Ebook Formatting with Vellum App

Easy Ebook Formatting with Vellum App

Dec 16, 2016

I never thought I would use the word “easy” in the same sentence with “ebook formatting,” but Vellum (Vellum.app) does make creating EPUB and MOBI files easy and the files themselves look professional and polished on ereaders. When I found out one of my e-books was...
How To Use Your Own ISBNs with KDP Print and IngramSpark

How To Use Your Own ISBNs with KDP Print and IngramSpark

Nov 29, 2016

If you published your print versions with free ISBNs from KDP Print but want to switch to using your own ISBNs and distribute to both KDP Print and IngramSpark, follow along and I’ll show you step-by-step how I transitioned from using free ISBNs to paid ISBNs.  Prep...
Research Trip: Bakewell

Research Trip: Bakewell

Oct 11, 2016

Real places often inspire fictional locations in my books. That was the case when I visited the village of Bakewell. I think of my visit as I’m writing about Nether Woodsmoor in the Murder on Location series. Some photos of the village on a gray day:   ...
Research Trip: English Garden Inspiration at Chatsworth House

Research Trip: English Garden Inspiration at Chatsworth House

Oct 11, 2016

Chatsworth House was another stop on my research trip and it inspired my fictional Parkview Hall in the Murder on Location series. It was too cold for me to do much exploring in the gardens the day I visited, but they did inspire me. Death in an English Garden (the...
Research Trip: English Garden Inspiration at Lyme Park

Research Trip: English Garden Inspiration at Lyme Park

Oct 11, 2016

I visited several stately homes with beautiful gardens on my research trip to England. It was a little early in the year to see the gardens in full bloom, but they still were quite a sight! These are my favorites from Lyme Park, which was used in the BBC miniseries...