by Gail Woodard | Dec 10, 2018 | Book Marketing
Many people like to read and buy books (also, the holidays will soon be here again), but how will readers find your book and learn enough about it to know that your book is what they need? Unfortunately, books don’t sell themselves, no matter how high their quality...
by Gail Woodard | Nov 21, 2018 | Memoir Writing
Three reasons you should consider starting to write a memoir today. Michelle Obama recently published her memoir called Becoming. They say the book covers some familiar terrain, but it also reveals some thoughts and situations that the public did not know before. One...
by Gail Woodard | Nov 5, 2018 | Strategies for Book Authors
Writing and publishing a book is a rewarding experience. Yet, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, and receiving compliments on your great book. The journey includes actually sitting down and writing it, and requires a lot of work. For many first-time authors, the...
by Gail Woodard | Oct 29, 2018 | Book Writing
We all could use an uplifting book right about now. Here on the website I’ve written about Up Lit a couple of times and encouraged writers like you to try their hand at it. Now I’d like to go one step further and help you to find the inspiration to do so. After all,...
by Gail Woodard | Oct 23, 2018 | Book Writing
You’ve decided to write a book. What’s more, you know what you want to write about. Congratulations are in order for a great start! Most people don’t get that far. But now it’s time to find the time to actually sit down and write your book, and bring it to life. Maybe...
by Gail Woodard | Oct 22, 2018 | Strategies for Book Authors
Book reviews can be more important than you may think. A form of literary criticism, book reviews are written opinions about a particular book. They can take many forms. Book reviews can be brief or long. They can critique and/or summarize the book. They can be...
by Gail Woodard | Oct 8, 2018 | Strategies for Book Authors
Writing and publishing a book isn’t easy. It requires passion for your subject as well as determination to see the project through. But there’s nothing quite like it either. Writing and publishing a book is a wonderful, creative and fulfilling journey, and it will...
by Gail Woodard | Oct 1, 2018 | Strategies for Book Authors
Writing is a practical way of expressing yourself and passing on your knowledge, ideas and experiences to others. Ask any writer how they actually make this happen though and you’re likely to hear a thousand different answers regarding speed, technique and how they...
by Gail Woodard | Sep 17, 2018 | Memoir Writing
If you have considered writing down your past and preserving it for yourself, friends, family, future generations and possibly general readership, then both memoirs and autobiographies are great opportunities to share your story with the world. Both memoirs and...
by Gail Woodard | Aug 27, 2018 | Technology for Writers
Right now Kobo is offering $5 off your first ebook and your first audiobook for free. Amazon.com, with their Kindle ereader in tow, is the current heavyweight champion of ebooks. While I like my Kindle quite a lot, I know that there are other ebook retailers out...
