Reviews and books and marketing and publishing and writing Sue Campbell on 10 Jun 2010
Alrighty so here’s my review. It didn’t take long to read this book. It’s a conversational, enjoyable read. As business books go I’d give it a B+. That said, it’s worth reading. The company follows through on it’s promise to WOW customers through great customer service. In fact when they told me I’d get an [...]
Opinon and blogging and publishing and writing Sue Campbell on 06 Jun 2010
For those two or three of you still following this here sometime blog: I have not died. I have been writing, reading, working on book design, gardening, and otherwise having a life. It’s all good, really. The blog sadly gets short shrift when living takes priority—come to think of it—turn off that computer and get [...]
My Writing and Personal News and author and books and dreaming and fiction and publishing and silliness Sue Campbell on 01 Apr 2010
I am bursting with pride to report that I finally finished my young adult novel, I Got My First Kiss in a Bomb Shelter, AND I signed with Writer’s House. Within a week, my debut novel was sold to Street Cred a brand new division for YA at Random House. I am simply speechless with the [...]
Opinon and author and books and news and publishing Sue Campbell on 10 Feb 2010
Here is a link to a really great explanation of why it does take so long for a book to get released from the traditional publisher. This post by Jay Lake, author with Macmillan about all the steps from both his POV and the publisher’s. Twenty six months! That’s a long, long time. But you’ll [...]
Design tips and Mac and art and bookcover and bookcovers and books and color and covers and critiques and design and inspiring and interview and marketing and publishing Sue Campbell on 15 Jan 2010
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I know that my three contest winners are waiting anxiously for their covers. And um… I haven’t had much time to devote to them yet. I’m at the research and “noodling” stage. Next comes “doodling,” but we mustn’t short change the noodle part. Though there’s nothing concrete to show for [...]
books and inspiring and publishing and video Sue Campbell on 08 Jan 2010
If you are a content creator, that is a writer, designer, editor, publisher, or a content consumer (all of us) you should watch this very informative interview with Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media. They have been know for years as publishers of all types of tech books, and many non-fiction titles, but have branched out [...]
blogging and news and publishing and writing Sue Campbell on 02 Oct 2009
I and my publisher Carolyn Uber have been invited to speak next year at the East of Eden Writers Conference in Salinas California. That’s Steinbeck country, and the conference is named for his famous novel. The conference is sponsored by the South Bay chapter of the 100 year old California Writers Club.
I’ll be speaking on [...]
books and new work and publishing Sue Campbell on 13 Sep 2009
How long does it take to get a big, in-depth pictorial history book published and released to the public? Well, not 100 years. But the true answer is longer than you might expect, and quicker than any designer really wants to accomplish such a task. But my job, as designer, was the last step in [...]
Opinon and art and bookcover and bookcovers and color and covers and design and marketing and new work Sue Campbell on 04 Sep 2009
A new memoir, A New Day by Dora Barilla, has just been published by Stephens press. Here is the winning cover, by yours truly (of course).
But how did we get to this cover? This wasn’t the initial direction that the author and publisher wanted for this powerfully written story of one firefighter’s terrible accident, [...]
art and bookcover and bookcovers and books and covers and design and new work Sue Campbell on 26 Aug 2009
OK so this is rough. What with the dog barking, the train whistles in the background, and me with no makeup. You get the idea. I’m showing you all the book that has been occupying my time for the last month—it’s hot off the presses! I mean really—hot off the presses. I am scooping the [...]
