Your Book Needs An Editor. How Do You Find One?
Doesn’t your book deserve a professional edit? Here’s how I found the right editor(s)—for mine.
Commentary on Cranes and Their Creations
Travel back to the future of Austin, Texas—when the cranes came to build condos.
In 2011, It Became Official: Austin’s Vanishing
Here’s my look back to 2004, when I became smitten with Austin, and soon found it vanishing.
Making the Call: Go Big or Go Indie?
There are pros and cons to veering off the traditional path to self-publishing. Ask yourself five questions to decide.
Top 5 Things a Writer Learns at a Publishing Conference
There are a few strategies for making the most of any conference you attend, including these five.
Platform. Got One? You Need One.
Getting a book published, and purchased, is going to be a mean trick without an Author Platform.
Yes, Austin, Funk and Swank Can Coexist
Happy 175th birthday, Austin! As our boom times continue, here’s an ode to peaceful coexistence straight out of a Johnny Cash song.
Yes, Ideas Flow from Life—And Also from Inspirational Aids
There’s no doubt that some of our best ideas come when we’re away from the office, in the flow of life. But when we’re stuck at our desks, there are aids to help the flow.
There Is Nothing Fair About Fair Use
How can you respect the rights of image creators? Simple. Don’t download their work without permission, and don’t claim “fair use” if you do. Check out these royalty-free sources for free art instead.
Attention Small Brands, You Can’t Waste Time on Facebook Anymore
It’s time for brands to quit wasting time on Facebook. Its familiarity is comforting, but the results for brands are not. What to do instead?
Why It’s Called Social Sharing
You won’t be noticed, much less discovered—there is too much competition from the entire global community for your one little drop in the big web bucket to get found. Instead, start local, where your roots are.
What’s the Big Deal About Creativity?
Creativity comes with practice–daily. It’s easy to join the club, but it takes effort to stay in the game.
Raise a Glass to Pressgram: An App That Plays Nicely With Cava and Creative Control
Thanks to a new iPhone app by John Saddington called Pressgram, creatives are able to publish their own images directly to their blogs and — here’s the big concept — […]
I Want to Make Beautiful Things
“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” —SAUL BASS, graphic design icon
Turned On and Powerful Once Again
Austin Power: “You can’t turn me on.” Austin Powers: “Au contraire baby, you can’t resist me.” Austin Power’s getting turned back on, after two-plus dormant decades, as its transformation from […]
Jann Alexander :: Pairings 