by Anthony Bidulka | Sep 22, 2021 | Blog, What Anthony is Saying
The last few weeks have seen Going to Beautiful enter the final stages of preparation before creation of ARCs. An ARC is an acronym in the writing industry which I’ve heard referred to as either Advance Reading Copy or Advance Review Copy. Not all books have the...
by Anthony Bidulka | Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, What Anthony is Saying
Think of it this way: if you were a book, your face would be your cover. Your face is typically the first thing other people see and, quite possibly, judge you by. A face can tell someone many things. A face can hint at a person’s age, whether they’re tired or feeling...
by Anthony Bidulka | Jun 3, 2021 | Blog, What Anthony is Saying
I’ve always gotten a kick out of the expression (idiom? proverb?) about how you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear (I even get to use it in Going to Beautiful). And, as providing my publisher with an author photograph to be used on the book’s jacket and...
by Anthony Bidulka | May 19, 2021 | Blog, What Anthony is Saying
When publishing a book, one of the most consequential relationships is the one between author and editor. The editing process is not always easy; sometimes painful, sometimes exhilarating, always important. The sooner you realize you and your editor(s) have the...
by Anthony Bidulka | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog, What Anthony is Saying
Since signing the publishing contract for Going to Beautiful, there have been a lot of things going on, even though the book’s release date is over a year away. One of the first things I did…and among the most enjoyable…was initiating The Beautiful...
by Anthony Bidulka | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog
One For the Rock by Kevin Major My rating: 5 of 5 stars I stumbled upon this book. Its been a while since I read a book that beckoned me back like a warm blanket on a cold night. There’s nothing earthshaking about this book, but it scores big with me on setting,...
