Book Puma Editing Platform
Episodes
21 episodes
A Sample of What you can expect (Libby Duncan - Editor Notes - Ave Maria)
Libby Duncan Notes Ave Maria was cut down from our team. It was originally 130K words, cut to 104 words (first editors NY ones). Then we ran it through our Book Puma Program and cut the book down to 83K.For example, pa...
Example of an Edit - Audio File
Here is one Ave Maria's Cover Page In Audio FormatWe want all of our Authors to get the feedback in a digestible format. What better way than to truly hear it from the mouth of the editor. When you can hear the positivity an...
What is Book Marketing at it's Core?
If you're looking for a plan to sell a million books, this isn't it. If you are looking for something to explain to you why it's important and the task at hand, then this is for you.Book marketing is a feat, it's going to take a while. ...
What is Self-Publishing in General?
This asks the simple question, of what is Self-Publishing at its core. The answer to that ......... (drum roll) You are going into business for yourself. You need to ask yourself this question. Can you get a ...
Things I Wish I did (Self-Publishing)
There are so many things I wish I had done, but my choices got me here. If I hadn't made some of the wrong decisions, I wouldn't have learned from them, gotten frustrated or created an amazing company with some fearless leaders. ht...
What is Book Puma?
https://BookPumaEdit.comWe look at every step of the editing process and look to improve it. From the way the editor handles the manuscript to the way the feedback is given to the author. Editing that Inspires!!
Should I Hybrid Publish
There are pros and cons to every decision. For starters, you will often hear hybrid publishers are just predators on the faint of heart in the industry. Though we are not a hybrid publisher, I have looked into and invested time goi...
Is Self-Publishing For Me?
Is self-publishing for me? That is a tough question with a lot of answers that only you can correctly identify (do you see how hard I tried to not repeat the word answers ;-) ). For example, what level of control do you want? ...
Should I Publish my Book?
The answer to that is always yes. The question is when and in what format? We touch on a few basics with this. https://BHPubs.comhttps://BookPumaEdit.com
Book Puma - Editing
There are four general forms of editing in the industry (though not all), proofreading (or final read), Copy Editing, Line Editing and Developmental Editing. At Blue Handle Publishing, with our Book Puma platform, we focus on bringing quality s...
Book Puma - eBooks
E-books are the digital embodiment of your book. The beauty of E-books is the low overhead and the mass appeal to them. With the proper resources, you can quickly get a book on every major platform and fast. Unlike printing traditional copies, ...
Book Puma - Copyright v ISBN
An ISBN is simply a way to record your work. To ensure authorship is tracked. Copyright ensures your right as the owner to all rights and privileges of the book. It is very important to understand the difference. Using a site (industry standard...
Book Puma - Query Letter
You need to finish your manuscript, polish it up with at least one editor and then shop it to literary agents. The process in which you get an agent is with a Query Letter or a Query submission process. The query Letter gets you the ag...
Book Puma - Traditional Publishing
The good old Traditional Publishing worldIf you are lucky enough to get published by the big 5 traditional publishers, you will fall into the category of 80% of the book sales each year, but only 3% (estimated) of books (titles, not copi...
Book Puma - Self Publishing
This topic is very near and dear to Charles (our founder) because he went down this road. He decided to build Blue Handle Publishing alongside the new Book Puma Services Platform from this stressful process. There are many places to...
Book Puma - Should I Publish
There are plenty of people who simply enjoy writing. To be an author, you need to publish your work. If you are concerned about your manuscript and how it might be taken, start with small steps. Look for short story contests that can give you f...
Book Puma - Hybrid Publishing
Let’s first start by recognizing something about Hybrid Publishing, and it used to be called Vanity publishing. Though people don’t like the name “Vanity,” it is where it began. The idea of publishing for yourself is a form of vanity. The indus...
Book Puma - Book Publishing
This is a quick general coverage of what publishing is, the options and how to go about it. We will release other short podcasts to cover the specifics, pros and cons of each. Hybrid (formerly Vanity) Self-Publis...
Book Puma - Book Printing
Simply put, the printing of your book varies on factors related to page length, style of the book (pictures or not), format (page size), and how it is bound. These factors and choices can make a big difference in how our book stands out (or doe...