Literary Rambles
Spotlighting Children’s Book Authors, Agents, and Publishing
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Literary Rambles was kind enough to ask me to do a piece for Tuesday Tips.
And they’re holding a giveaway for a print edition The Moon Coin! Go enter!
Posted in The Moon Coin, tagged Carolyn Arcabascio, giveaway, Literary Rambles, Richard Due, Self Publishing, The Moon Coin, tips, Tuesday Tips on August 30, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Literary Rambles was kind enough to ask me to do a piece for Tuesday Tips.
And they’re holding a giveaway for a print edition The Moon Coin! Go enter!
Posted in Artwork, Gibbering Gnome Press, a Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink™, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, Typesetting, tagged Blue-lines, Carolyn Arcabascio, chapter art, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, giants, mermaids, mg, middle grade, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, The Moon Coin, Typesetting, ya on April 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Technically, these are digital proofs, but they’ve been made to look exactly like traditional blue-lines burned from negatives, which I think is really cool! (Although dang hard to read!) Each page is a separate piece of paper, double-sided, formatted, and paginated exactly as it will appear in the book—except, of course, the light blue will be replaced by black ink! 🙂
I love the Gibbering Gnome Press colophon (that’s the little silhouette thingy above the press name) Carolyn designed.
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This map of Treling is new for the print edition.
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The pages with illustrations are on normal paper so I can spec the color.
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Paperback and eBook now available:
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Copyright © 2011 by Richard Due. All rights reserved.
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Gibbering Gnome Press, A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink®
The Moon Realm®
Posted in Artwork, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, Typesetting, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, book design, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, chapter art, Chapters, cover design, CS Indesign 5.5, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, font, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, illustration, illustrator, Indesign, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, Typesetting, typography, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on March 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
These are some screen shots from CS Indesign 5.5.
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When I was working on the eBook version of The Moon Coin, I was very limited in what I could do. Since then, Amazon has introduced a new Kindle .Mobi format that promises a slew of new features, including embedded fonts. After I finish evaluating what that means for users of older kindles, I may adopt that new format later this year. Similarly, Apple has recently introduced iAuthor, a new proprietary software program to build their ebooks. It also promises a slew of new features.
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Posted in Interviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, Howling Turtle, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on March 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in The Dragondain, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, Editing, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Dragondain, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on March 5, 2012| 4 Comments »
I reached one of my favorite book-writing milestones today. I’m sick of my book! Don’t worry. It’s mostly temporary, I hope, and it happened at just the right time: seven years and about twenty-five editing passes in. (If I’d gotten sick of it earlier—trust me—I’d be seriously depressed.)
What did I do to celebrate, you ask? Well, yesterday, as the printer in my hallway was still warming down its jets (ink-low lights blinking furiously), I slid into the Post Office just ten minutes before closing time, slapped a delivery conformation sticker on my handmade cardboard box, and sent it roaring off to Carolyn Arcabascio, the illustrator extraordinaire for The Moon Realm Series.
Sure, The Dragondain still needs more work, but I’m looking forward to being truly ill? during the final read-through and polish. 😀 I’M SO HAPPY!
Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, Howling Turtle, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on March 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, ForeWord Reviews, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Molly Horan, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on February 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
“The Moon Coin is a beautifully written fantasy novel, perfect for middle graders to pore over themselves or as a bedtime story for younger kids. The descriptions of everything, from Uncle Ebb’s electronic fish-bird hybrids to the fanciful creatures Lily meets in the Moon Realm, are so rich that the action instantly comes alive for the reader.” —Molly Horan of ForeWord Reviews
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Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Courtney's Book Nook, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on February 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Brazen Broads Book Bash, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on February 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Artwork, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, chapter art, Chapters, Cover Art, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on February 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
You might not want to read the chapter text below the illustrations too carefully. I don’t think you’ll find any huge spoilers, but you could pick up on some cool bits that you might not want to know beforehand. 🙂
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For the curious, these are iPad 2 screen shots that I later stitched together with Pixelmator 2.0.1.
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2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award winner for pre-teen fiction: Gold.
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Paperback and eBook now available:
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Copyright © 2011 by Richard Due. All rights reserved.
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Gibbering Gnome Press, A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink®
The Moon Realm®
Posted in Artwork, tagged A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Amazon, Apple, author blog, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, Gibbering Gnome Press, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, Ink, iPad, Kindle, logo, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, press, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on January 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Carolyn’s been busy. Now all I have to do is find a type font fit for a Gibbering Gnome.
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Gibbering Gnome Press,
A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink®
Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, Rambling Bookmarks, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on January 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, Little Red Reads, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on January 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carabosse's Library, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on January 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Posted in Artwork, The Moon Coin, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, chapter art, Chapters, Cover Art, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on January 5, 2012| 1 Comment »
Posted in The Moon Realm, tagged 2011, Amazon, Apple, author blog, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, STATS, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, Wordpress, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series, Year end on January 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, Carolyn Arcabascio, chapter art, Cover Art, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, fiction books, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on December 22, 2011| 2 Comments »
Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, Simple Clockwork, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on December 21, 2011| 1 Comment »
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Posted in The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Authors Leave Publishing Houses Out of the Plot, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, Carolyn Arcabascio, Carrie Lovejoy, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, The Washington Post, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on December 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards: Gold Medal Winner
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Paperback and eBook now available:
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Copyright © 2011 by Richard Due. All rights reserved. Gibbering Gnome Press,
A Division of Ingenious Inventions Run Amok, Ink® The Moon Realm®
Posted in Reviews, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, tagged A Bookish Affair, Amazon, Apple, author blog, author interview, Barnes & Noble, best, blog, book, book review, Carolyn Arcabascio, Chapter, Chapters, Dragon, Dystopian, ebook, epub, Faeries, fantasy, Free, Free Chapters, giants, iBooks, iBookstore, indie, Indie Author, indie publishing, Indle eBook, interview, iPad, Kindle, mermaids, mg, middle grade, middle grade fantasy, Nook, Publishing, review, Richard Due, Self Published, Self Publishing, Series, The Moon Coin, The Moon Realm, ya, ya fantasy, ya fantasy series on December 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
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