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Happy Holidays to you and yours, from all of us at SelfPubBookCovers!
  • By : Rob Sturtz

We hope you stay safe and healthy this holiday season, and we wish you many book sales! Christmas book cover design by FrozenStar. Best wishes

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Black Friday Sale & tips to write fast!
  • By : Rob Sturtz

We’re starting our Black Friday sale NOW! Use promo code Thanks10 for 10% off ALL premade book covers at SelfPubBookCovers.com. Coupon code valid through November 30,

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Using the 3-Act Structure to Plan Your Novel
  • By : Rob Sturtz

When you take time to plan out your story, the writing part can be less overwhelming. With all of the different aspects you have to consider and intertwine in a novel, having a set plan can give you much-needed

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Skip Writing the Boring Parts
  • By : Rob Sturtz

Skip Writing the Boring Parts “Skip the boring parts” ~Elmore Leonard Today I want to share with you something I used to tell writers who attended my writing workshops: don’t write anything that bores you. If

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Let’s Talk Book Launch Strategies!
  • By : Rob Sturtz

by NYT & USAT bestseller Shoshanna Evers, now writing as Shoshanna Gabriel This article premiered in July of 2018, but it’s chock-full of good ideas, so I wanted to bring it back for our new authors, and those of

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Makeovers for old book covers
  • By : Rob Sturtz

I saw an updated cover to a classic children’s book (one of my personal favorites as a kid!), and it was a great reminder that we, as indie authors, can choose to update our old book covers any time we want to breathe new

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Looking for a new way to connect with readers?
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Looking for a new way to connect with readers? From September 21 through 27, 2020, SPBC’s nonprofit partner organization, ProLiteracy, will hold the first Great American Book Sale. Furthering its mission to change

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We’re in this together, all around the world
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Hey indie authors.. ...do you have some favorite writing, publishing, book promo tips (or “don’t make my mistake” story!) to share with your fellow authors at SelfPubBookCovers? We’ll pick some of your best

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december 2019 authors
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

When Shakespeare was Quarantined   It’s easy to get overwhelmed by everything that’s going on in the world right now with the pandemic. So, I wanted to reassure you that things are STILL business-as-usual here at SPBC,

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december 2019 authors
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

THANKS FOR BEING PART OF THE SPBC FAMILY For seven years we have been providing indie Authors and publishers with high-quality designs and our top-notch customer service. When we started, we hoped to provide a new income

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Diversity in Books & Covers
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

With authors and artists coming together from all over the world, we are thrilled that our book covers offer cover models and illustrations to fulfill indie publishing’s diverse needs. As readers, we need diverse books

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decembe 2019 authors
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Last month we announced our year-long partnership with ProLiteracy. This month we are launching fundraising promotions specially designed for authors and artists. We invite everyone to join in. Be sure to use the coupon

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our new partnership with proliteracy
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

SelfPubBookCovers is proud to announce our new partnership with ProLiteracy. Authors and artists alike are invited to join special activities throughout the year to improve literacy in America and around the world. Watch your

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Top 5 Reasons You Need a Paperback Edition of Your Book
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

While the bulk of your indie book sales are likely going to be of the ebook edition and not print, there are still quite a few benefits to offering a print-on-demand (POD) paperback edition of your ebook for sale. Here are the

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Love to write, or love having written?
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

What phase of a writer’s life are you in? Is your story bursting out of you from your fingertips? Are you plugging along? Burnt out? Taking a break, relaxing in the “have written” phase, waiting for the

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7 Ways to Find Time to Write
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

7 Ways to Find Time to Write As an author, I know what it’s like to write under a deadline, no matter what chaos is going on in my life. It’s not always easy to find time to write, especially if you’re waking up

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SelfPubBookCovers will be at the Romance Writers of America National Conference tomorrow (Thursday July 25th, 2019) in New York City!
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

SelfPubBookCovers will be at the Romance Writers of America National Conference tomorrow (Thursday July 25th,

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With you, we do what used to be impossible
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

There’s a saying, “Speed, quality, and low price — pick any two because you can’t get all three.” We like to think SPBC is an exception to that

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Writing Character Arcs
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

When writing fiction, writers get to create characters from the inside out, from the ground up, pulling together bits and pieces of reality and

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Your 1st Book vs 30th
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Recently I was asked if, now that I have written about 30 books (mostly as Shoshanna Evers, only three as

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The art and science of book cover design
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

“Hemingway, Angelou, and Bleeding on your Keyboard”   “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” This quote has often been attributed to Ernest Hemingway, although there

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Save win with our 66 anniversary promotion
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

6 Years and Going Strong! We are so proud to announce that 6 years ago, we launched SelfPubBookCovers—that's equal to 25 “brick & mortar” years!To celebrate our 6 year anniversary, we have a big discount for

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Be seen in 2019
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Getting Your Book Seen in 2019 For a lot of indie authors, the wave of new authors self-publishing every day on Amazon and elsewhere (but especially on Amazon) means it gets harder and harder for your book to stand

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SPBC indie publishing update holiday edition
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Happy Holidays and THANK YOU all! We feel blessed that so many of you talented authors have book covers from SPBC. Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to you and your families! Rob &

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A special thanks giving gift for you
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Are You in on NaNoWriMo? Many writers this month have been participating in NaNoWriMo, aka National Novel Writing Month, where you write the first draft of

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Book cover typography tips for indie authors
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

This month’s newsletter is by SelfPubBookCover’s Creative Director and Co-Founder, Rob Sturtz. Hi Dear Authors! As many of you know, one of the best features of

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Important info for new and veteran SPBC artists
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

This month’s newsletter has great info for authors who are our “regulars,” as well as important insights for our new clients. Did you know? We have an FAQ

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Its official our new site is up and running
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Well, it’s official! Our new site is up and running! The new look of SelfPubBookCovers is fresh and exciting and was designed to make it even easier for authors to search for a cover fast, and for us to offer you the full

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Ready set go
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Let’s Talk Launch Strategies! by NYT & USAT bestseller Shoshanna Evers, now writing as Shoshanna Gabriel There are many formulas for successfully launching your new book release, and every author swears by a

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SPBC Author’s Update June
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

We’re launching a new website design soon, and you’re the first to know! Whenever we get suggestions from authors on how to make our site more accessible and intuitive, we take note — and we’re excited to announce our

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Boost backlist book sales wnew covers
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

“Re-cover Back-List Books to Breathe New Life into Your Book Sales” by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shoshanna Evers writing as Shoshanna Gabriel   One of the interesting comments I

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Writers springtime dilemma
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

Will Spring Ruin Your Writing Schedule? Spring is here, and with it comes warmer weather and spring fever! And with spring fever, comes our old nemesis...

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Promotional success
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

A Great Start for Our Sixth Year! Thank you to the authors who helped us celebrate our 5th Anniversary by redeeming our first-ever month-long coupon offer during the month of February! We are

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It’s SPBC’s 5th birthday and we have a gift for you
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

In this issue: 10K+ covers sold - $5 coupon valid through Feb. 28 - Tech Tidbits - Authors Survey Results - Top Selling Artists - Top Search Terms - Look Who's

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Indie publishing update january 2018
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

1. Call for New Fonts! 2. Article: Why Every Writer Needs a Writing Community (and how to join one!) 3. New authors' survey 4. Top 5 Artists at SelfPubBookCovers 5. Top search keywords for covers 6. Look Who’s

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New Website Design!
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

We’re launching our new website design, and you’re the first to know! Whenever we get suggestions from authors on how to make our site more accessible and intuitive, we take note — and we’re excited to announce our new website redesign at

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Let’s Talk Launch Strategies!
  • By : Shoshanna Gabriel

There are many formulas for successfully launching your new book release, and every author swears by a different recipe…which goes to show there is no single right way. Here are a few ways successful authors have released their books. Take a look,

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