James D. Best

Book covers are a big deal. People really do judge a book by its cover. The Steve Dancy Tales always use black and white photos with o...

I like westerns and I like Quentin Tarantino films, so I had high expectation when I rented The Hateful Eight . Bummer. It's not ...

The Shopkeeper has been selected by Shelfbuzz  as a featured book based on the cover design.

Pioneer Courage Park, Omaha Nebraska Amy Athey McDonald has published an article in Yale News titled: On gunfights, U.S. colonialism, ...

Scripts guidelines help storytelling. First Loony Tunes , now Pixar. The animated world has rules. Perhaps it's related to Walt Dis...

Orwell's Rules 35 cents for a Masterpiece Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to see...

We finally decided on a cover for Jenny’s Revenge , A Steve Dancy Tale . During the course of our selection, I found an interesting ar...

Mike Shatzkin Mike Shatzkin has posted a discerning article about how print books are different than digital books. It’s common ...

Last week I wrote about living without my handy Kindle. I relearned how to buy a paperback at the airport and life went on. Somethi...

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Coming up with a good book title is difficult, at least for me. Ideally, you want the title that will grab a buyer’s attention in three or ...