WOW! It's no longer an idea, or a concept. It's a book! I'm ready for this next phase of my life. I wouldn't have been able to do this the help of my friends at BookLaunchers!

Before I sign up with Amazon Author Central, is there anything I need to know?

Yesterday, I received a layout from 100 covers (found them in the ALK). At first, I said no. But it is growing on me. I have attached a png of both. One thing they did not do was to add the spine info on both the front and back sides because a staple binding for a thin book (58 pages) is much cheaper and this info does not fit well on a perfect bound paperback. A hardcover spine for libraries is wide enough. Their layout does not accommodate this information but could be adjusted for this. So, what do you think? Artsy and not informative or informative but not artsy? Note: honest is much more helpful than nice. Thanks.

HAPPY 250th America!! 🇺🇲 By request ... I am going to prep a video on how to assess whether a book award is worth your time/effort/money. When I do that video ... what other things would you like me to cover beyond what is in this video?

I ran my book through most (5) of the AI platforms and was really pretty happy with the results. I wrapped it up by asking them to think like a publishing house and give an honest review. Here's what the average score they came up with... Publisher Scorecard Category Score Market Need______________________9.5/10 Author Credibility__________________9/10 Originality_________________________8/10 Commercial Potential______________8.5/10 Organization_______________________8/10 Editing Readiness__________________7.5/10 Institutional Sales Potential_________9/10 Amazon Discoverability_____________7/10 While I certainly wish they were all 10/10, this is my first time writing a book. I now know what to work on...