by Stellar Communications Houston | May 12, 2022 | Book legalities, Self-published authors, Uncategorized
An author was in for a surprise when he called last month to discuss the images in his book. “You’re telling me that you intend to get permission for each photo?” he said. That’s exactly what I was telling him. He had found 37 photographs on Google for his baseball...
by Stellar Communications Houston | Nov 4, 2021 | Editing, Self-published authors, Uncategorized
If you’ve published a book, then you know publishing is a joyful process. But recently, an author sagged when I recommended beta readers. “I’d rather not,” he said. “I’m tired of writing. I’m ready to publish!” I get it....
by Stellar Communications Houston | Aug 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m back at my desk after a few days in Jamaica last month, a wonderful celebration of our daughter’s high school graduation. We spent the last evening in Jamaica memorizing the twists of a sea grape tree against the Carribean Sea. I wasn’t ready to...
by Stellar Communications Houston | Mar 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
An editor texted this photo last week with this note: “Working hard, but John just announced cocktail hour!” The client has been working with his editor on his self-published autobiography for nearly a year, and he flew her to Florida to finish his manuscript. Her...
by Stellar Communications Houston | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
What printer is best for your nonfiction book? You have two options: an on-demand printer and an offset printer. An on-demand printer is great because it’s truly “on demand.” You can order copies as they’re needed, whether it’s 1 or 1,000. On-demand...
by Stellar Communications Houston | Mar 5, 2020 | Books, Uncategorized
Just when I thought I had heard the best stories that Dr. Michael Attas had to offer, he surprised me. We had just wrapped editing Medicine at a Crossroads, a collection of stories and conversations to forge a vision for health care. Individually, each story of...
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