by Gail Woodard | Jan 21, 2019 | Book Marketing
As a reader, you know there are a lot of great books out there. Some even have the potential to change your life, if only you knew about them and could be convinced that they were right for you. As an author, you want your own book to fall into that must-have category...
by Gail Woodard | Jan 7, 2019 | Book Writing
Three steps to making your first nonfiction book a success. Fiction books fascinate and entertain, but nonfiction books inform, instruct and inspire, as well as entertain. This is why nonfiction books usually sell many more copies around the world than fiction books...
by Gail Woodard | Dec 17, 2018 | Book Publishing
Publishers are not all the same. And that’s true of hybrid publishers as well. If you are an author looking to be published, then it’s important to know what you are looking for, and not looking for. Hybrid publishers have different strengths, different weaknesses and...
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...
