Publish your own work through www.blurb.com

[Laurel Alanna McBrine]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for posting this - what a great idea! Your book looks fabulous. I love the painting of Alexandra and the white lettering is subtle and elegant.

I was wondering whether you have any tips to keep in mind with regard to achieving the correct color and best looking images when making a book from this site?

[Chris Saper]

Hi Laurel,

I have no idea why my images and color turned out so well. I have struggled with, and abandoned, trying to calibrate my monitor, so I didn't have high hopes for the color I could expect. The color looked good on my screen ( although I have to say, a lot of times my screen color looks good but prints poorly.).

Blurb recommends you order one book before deciding whether it is correct in color, quality, and text. Then if you are happy, go ahead and publish it. I think I am very good at proofreading, but my earlier book was FILLED with errors. There are probably still mistakes in the current version. Although there is a spell check, everyone is responsible for their own misspellings, grammar faux-pas, etc. You are your own editorial staff.

[Alexandra Tyng]

Wow, Chris, thanks for this great information!

Just think if this had been available when we were kids! I would have spent all my time illustrating (and writing) books.

But, what fun, we can do it NOW!