by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig It can be tough, financially, to be a writer, especially if you’re just starting out. There are costs associated with self-publishing (covers and editing, in particular) and earning [...]
by Elizabeth Spann Craig, @elizabethscraig I promised that I’d share an updated version of a checklist I use for my release days. The idea is to make sure that I’ve covered everything so [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 Book marketing is hard. This is especially true if you book was published by an indie press house or if you self-published it. In these instances all marketing responsibilities react [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 When I revised my book, Business Basics for Authors, I decided to ask other authors about this idea of a business. I asked three questions and I got over a [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Around this time of the year, I like to take a look at my goals that I’ve made and evaluate how much progress I’ve made on them. I’m [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 When I revised my book, Business Basics for Authors, I decided to ask other authors about this idea of a business. I asked three questions and I got over a [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 Years ago, when I had two books published by a small indie press house I learned, to my amazement, that I now owned a business. The purpose of the business [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I’ve received several emails and a couple of Facebook messages from writers in the last few weeks asking me to post an update with my thoughts on different [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 Having a book published means you’ll have to deal with business issues. This situation occurs whether or not you want it to happen. Since this is a fact, you really [...]
by Elizabeth Spann Craig, @elizabethscraig When I was traditionally published, launch days felt incredibly stressful to me. That’s because the publisher had a lot riding on the release…and for a fairly short period [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Although writing is the most important thing, there’s always promo and platform building lurking in the background. And, for [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 Once your NaNoWriMo project is completed, it’s time to start thinking about what to do with the manuscript you just finished writing. Of course, the first thing you have [...]
by Jessica Thompson, @jessicathauthor As an author in a very specific subgenre – culinary cozy mysteries – people always ask me how I got into this genre. How did I get started in [...]
by E.J. Wenstrom, @EJWenstrom Many times, talk about book launches as an event—you find a venue, do a short reading, sign some books, drink some wine, and boom, your book has been launched. [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One thing I’m trying to be better at in 2020 (that I’m not great at overall) is delegating tasks. I’ve never been a great delegator, usually feeling as [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig One of the things I want to spend more time on this year is promotion. Last year I was so busy writing (5 books, when I usually only [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Happy 2020, everyone! I hope everybody enjoyed their holidays. I went on vacation with my family (actually, I’m returning a little later today, so I’ll be a bit [...]
by David Wogahn, @Wogahn Let’s say you’ve followed Elizabeth’s advice about asking for endorsements—and your endorser(s) came through. Congratulations! Now what? Endorsements, or what’s been traditionally called a ‘blurb,’ are essentially marketing tools. [...]
by Thomas A. Burns, Jr. OK, you’ve decided to enter the audiobook market, currently the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry, with your novel. What’s next? Once you’ve decided which company will [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig What made me decide to launch two titles on the same day? Besides a touch of insanity? I thought I might be able to pick up some exposure [...]
by Penny Sansevieri, @bookgal The following is an excerpt from Penny Sansevieri’s newly released book, How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon – 2020 Updated Edition! Learn how to turn Amazon [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig This is one of those posts that will only help a very specific group of writers, but I thought I’d throw it out there since the issue is [...]
by Hank Quense, @hanque99 The best way to improve your manuscript is to show it to other writers. This article discusses the role of beta readers and it ends with a list of questions [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig This is another one of those posts that comes with a proviso…as a writer, you’re in control of your book and no one else makes the rules. The [...]
by L. Diane Wolfe, @DancingLemurPre Online media provides us few opportunities to express ourselves in our entirety. Text gives us a voice, but what about the other senses? We can’t taste, touch, or [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Today I’m posting another entry in my series ‘making life easier as a writer.’ With today’s post, I want to add a proviso: this advice is only if [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig On Monday, I’ll be picking up on my blog series ‘making life easier as a writer.’ But today I wanted to point out something new (still in beta) [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig I remember when I first decided to go online and set up a website. I was reluctant to do it because of ‘imposter syndrome‘. I also had no [...]
by Emmanuel Nataf, @EmmanuelNataf When people think of speculative fiction, they might conjure images of sentient robots, talking dragons, dystopian societies, supernatural beings, elaborate subplots, and other staples of the stories that can [...]
by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig Just thought I’d share a tool that I’ve found really helpful lately. It’s also free, which is especially nice. Dave Chesson from Kindlepreneur is the tool’s creator. It [...]
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