Jan 6, 2019 | writing & publishing
One of the reason why I love tools like DataSprout and BookReport is that they allow me to look at the big picture. I can take a look not just at total numbers, but how those numbers break down over books and series, and even pen names. I feel that this is important....
Dec 27, 2018 | writing & publishing
Here it comes. The New Year’s Resolutions and writing schedules. In writing groups and on personal social media profiles, the questions are already coming. Are you planning your writing? What are your 2019 goals? If you’re like most authors I talk to, you...
Dec 5, 2018 | writing & publishing
Since I talk about tech things, you might be wondering why I’m blogging about new writing habits. It’s because the two go hand in hand. When authors think about habits they want to implement or new things to do, the laundry list always involves technology....
Nov 20, 2018 | writing & publishing, your author webstore
No doubt you’ve seen web addresses from bit.ly or tiny.url. These small addresses which are often easier to remember, and type, than a long web address, are called redirects. They allow you to type in something short to get to a destination, much like a...
Nov 18, 2018 | ebooks, writing & publishing
When you format an ebook, or pay someone to format an ebook, you want a file that looks good on the eReader, is easy to deliver, and of a sufficiently small file size not to cost you any more money than necessary or cause problems when you upload it to vendors. In my...
Nov 16, 2018 | my services, writing & publishing
You’re writing your first book, or maybe you’re branching out into a new pen name. You know you need a website, a newsletter, but the idea of setting it all up is overwhelming. You don’t have time. You just want someone else to handle it. I’m...