Tim O'Hearn

Hiring a Copy Editor Was Worth It

While writing my book, I oscillated between manic belief in my own abilities to desperation for external help. Less than a month away from my desired publication date, I found an editor. I learned a ton and she greatly improved

How to create an IngramSpark cover from a KDP cover

Earlier this month, I published my first paperback book using KDP. Although it was a time consuming process, I wouldn’t say that it was difficult. Amazon’s documentation is pretty good and I found tons of external guides geared toward independent

Two weeks ago, I published Framed: A Villain’s Perspective on Social Media. It’s a provocative book and I was prepared for the full spectrum of feedback. Then people started asking me about AI. They wanted to know what role it

Ideal Pre-Order Length for Amazon Kindle Book

I opened pre-orders for my book, Framed, on February 4th, 2025. I set the eBook’s release day to February 28th. That mean a three-and-a-half-week pre-order period. What I realized after posting a reddit thread about my journey as a first-time

Editorial Reviews for Amazon Books

I’m a newly self-published author. My book, Framed: A Villain’s Perspective on Social Media, was published on Amazon KDP on February 28th. The path to getting the book published was filled with twists and turns. During the process, I noticed

Part of self-publishing a book is learning how to self-promote. Over the years, I’ve done some marketing to the modest subscriber list I’ve built here but selling a product entails running traditional ads. The consensus is that it couldn’t be

Today is one of the proudest days of my life. I’ve finished writing my first book. It’s titled Framed: A Villain’s Perspective on Social Media. I started gathering content in mid 2021. My “side hustle” central to the book’s storyline

Why This Blog Has Fallen Off; And, Perhaps, Goodbye

I started writing TJOHEARN.COM when I graduated college in 2016. Before then, I was publishing articles on Medium. Even earlier, I used Tumblr, Reddit, Facebook, and some niche sites that readers today won’t have heard of. Creating a website branded

My 2023 Track Season

2023 has been an exciting year for me. On January 1st, I nordic skied for the first time with my own gear. That same day at Vail, I downhill skied. I finished the ski season with more days on the

Many a ski day has been cut short by cold toes. A common frustration amongst all skiers is, surely, spending thousands of dollars on gear only to discover an acute source of discomfort and numbness whenever the temperature drops below