Aug 9, 2017 | marketing, writing & publishing
I’m working on a new pen name for some “for the heart” books, and thought it would be a good idea to make a list of what I need for my new pen name and share it with you. Taking on a new pen name is not something to be done lightly. In this case, I...
Jul 30, 2017 | writing & publishing
Note: I know a lot of people who use Ingram Spark and love them for self-publishing. However, when they introduced Ingram Spark many years ago, it was explained that it was a poor man’s cousin to Lightning Source. This is my experience. Normally if you go three...
Jun 18, 2017 | newsletters, systems, writing & publishing
For many entrepreneurs, setting up a newsletter is one of those tasks that seems to keep getting put off. Well procrastinate no more and let me take care of it for you. Until the end of June, I am running a special where I will set up your newsletter on the service of...
Jun 8, 2017 | marketing, writing & publishing, your author webstore
You can’t be in the independent publishing space and not have heard about the change Amazon made to the buy box. Now, Amazon will allow third party vendors to take the “buy box” when purchasing paperback books. What does this mean? It means that...
Mar 29, 2017 | writing & publishing
An author makes two different kinds of sales with each book. First is the initial sale to the publisher. Then, each subsequent sale of the completed, published book counts as the second kind of sale. The research an author does will impact both of these types of...
Jan 29, 2017 | writing & publishing
I admit it. I’m in a bit of a serial writing mood lately. I love my Tobine Chronicles (by Adera Orfanelli) because it’s like television episodes delivered to your e-reader every few weeks. I’ve also heard from readers who don’t like serials. So...
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