by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 23, 2017 | Marketing tips, Uncategorized, writing tips
A week ago today was my virtual book launch. It was both exciting and scary. Exciting because it was a launch for my book and not someone else’s. Exciting because it was a launch for my book and not someone else’s. I’ve been to others launches. But being the center of...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 26, 2016 | Cover Design, Uncategorized
The cover design is more than the front cover. In my last post, I shared the steps an author needs to take to help the art department create an awesome design and showed you lots of wonderful front book covers. Now let’s look at the second part of the cover design. It...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 21, 2016 | Cover Design, Uncategorized, writer's tip
Creating a cover design is a fascinating process. My publisher provided a questionnaire for me to fill out. It gives the artist clues into my story world. Up until this point I had no idea what I wanted. The questions help get the creative juices flowing. The first...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | May 10, 2016 | Author Interview, Uncategorized, Writer's tips, Writing challenge
If you follow me on Facebook, you saw my recent announcement. I received my first book contract. It only took 10 years to get there. Oh, let’s not forget 20 rejections, many rewrites and several edits. Years of improving my writing skills through online writing...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jun 17, 2015 | Author Interview, Crime scene tips, writing tips
I don’t write crime thrillers but love reading a good crime novel. I’m intrigued when I read a well-crafted crime scene. Even a romance (which is my genre) can have a crime scene. But after reading my friend and fellow-author’s book Whiskey Sunrise. I knew he was the...
