Squeezing Book Marketing into a Hectic Life
You've written your book. It's been accepted for publication. Now you can sit back and watch it fly off the shelves, right? Wrong. The journey [...]
Five Great Writing Tools to Improve Your Skills
Writing takes practice to develop your skills. Reading excellent writing helps, and honing your skills with regular practice is crucial. There are also many writing [...]
Your Memoir’s Focus: Person, Place, or Thing?
Writing your memoirs is first and foremost about you – your journey toward something, whether it is self-awareness, success, stability, love, or some other intangible. [...]
Book Cover Art That Sells
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but most people do. It’s a fact that great book cover art will capture potential readers' attention, [...]
Tips for Great Author Photos
In a recent post, Why Author Branding is Crucial to Book Sales Success, one of the issues I touched on was the importance of an [...]
The Personal Touch of Some Hybrid Publishers
There is a lot of talk about the advantages of hybrid publishers focusing on cost savings and a quick turn-around time. While these are valid [...]
The Quest for Writing Topics
You love to write. Putting words on the page satisfies you in many ways, but sometimes you grasp for topics. If you've run into a [...]
Book Marketing: 7 Places You Haven’t Thought About
Book marketing is all about reaching your target audience. There are numerous ways to do this, including creating an author page, being a guest blogger [...]
For Hybrid Publishing, 2021 Is the Break-Out Year
The publishing landscape constantly shifts to meet market needs. In recent years, hybrid publishing has become more critical than ever, with 2021 promising to be [...]
The Importance of Memoirs in a Rapidly Changing World
Civilization is changing at an incredible rate. Technology both increases our connectivity and contributes to our feelings of isolation. With the world growing smaller every [...]