Top Five Reminders About Kindle Formatting

Formatting eBooks can be a pain in the backside.  Here are some quick pointers for doing it right the first time.

1.  Don't double space after periods.  Use Find/Replace to correct this throughout your document.

2.  Select paragraph option from the top of the Word menu.  Delete paragraph symbols showing between paragraphs.

3.  Open the Normal stye pane in Word on the top right.  (You may wish to proceed a chapter at a time at this point.)  The settings are alignment - left, body text, and the rest are all at 0 values.

4.  Under Special, make first line 0.2, and enter line spacing at 1.5.

5.  Do a spell check again for your entire document.  Check for spacing errors, and be sure to use the Kindle preview option to see what your final document looks like.

Grab Some Free eBooks This Weekend!

Free eBooks through tomorrow night!  Just click on the book in order to visit that page.  Please note that the cover of the third title is not updating correctly, but the eBook should contain the updated contents today.

Enjoy!

"The Blood Cries Out" Great Review Giveaway!

Win original sketch by Kimberly Erickson!

You've probably heard the news--The Blood Cries Out is now available as an e-book through both Amazon and Barnes and Noble.  (Soon, it should also reach traditional distribution.)  The challenge now is how does one jumpstart the online reader reviews when no one seems to want to go first?  Well, we have a plan!


If you purchase and honestly review the tale (at either online retailer) between now and August 3rd, we will enter you for a chance to win this original sketch completed by artist and illustrator Kimberly Erickson (author's wife).  All you need to do is to e-mail Karl when your review goes live online.  If you do two reviews--one for Kindle and one for Nook readers--you'll receive one extra entry to win the sketch.  

We're going ahead, though, and throwing one more enticement into that winner's lucky hand.  Kimberly has just launched a Summer Art Sale online.  It will features many paintings and prints at a reduced cost--for a week only.  Our randomly-selected winner will also receive a coupon code good for 25% off any art purchase (for this online sale only).  

You should know that this art sale will also feature one work by Kimberly's father, John Carroll Collier.    

So, don't miss out!  Submit your review today!!