Well, I went ahead and created a little website just for Spunk, a Fable, called, (what else?) Spunky. (Look at…

So many choices…so few guidelines or clear answers. How’s an author to choose?

With the proliferation of publishing options—traditional publishing, self-publishing, partner publishing, package publishing, e-books, p-books, and so on‑-many authors find themselves stymied by which route is best for them and…

Today's post is another in an occasional series presenting something you might not know about poets or poetry.

http://writingwithoutpaper.blogspot.com/2013/05/monday-muse-asks-did-you-know.html

You read that correctly. I hate self-promotion, and I especially loathe that stupid saying, “Fake it until you make it.” Who came up with this, anyway? “Fake” is the antithesis of everything I strive to be, namely authentic, genuine, and real. As far as I am concerned, you gotta get the goods before you can put up a “For Sale” sign.



Besides which, while you’re so busy “faking it,” how are you going to learn what you need to know to offer something of value? That…

If you haven’t impregnated a Kardashian, toppled Wall Street, or starred in your own syndicated un-reality show, you may not have an instant platform for promoting your newly minted book. Let’s face it, for most first-time authors—and even for many of the multiply published among us—the first…

As any self-published author knows, as difficult as the writing process is, getting people to buy and read your work is ten times harder. How do you make your book stand out from the 1,000 other indie novels getting released around the same time as yours when they also have promising reviews, a good…

Coming to the resolve and saying, I am going to be an author, is becoming less intimidating these days. But that it is not say any less overwhelming. 

I am on the heels of (self) publishing my first book next week and along the…

An essay that ran in Salon Tuesday titled “I’m a self-publishing failure” recounts how one writer, John Winters, spent countless hours and dollars promoting his book online only to sell a handful of copies. Where did John go wrong? How can you avoid becoming a self-publishing failure?

1. First of all, start early.

Seth…

Hardcore critics of self-published books usually cite two major pet peeves as reasons why they won't even pick up another self-published book: shoddy editing and amateur design.

We've already talked about…

It has been a long time since I've read over various parts of Bomaw, thus forgetting things that I'd written. So I'm reading with fresh new eyes, almost like those of a reader. Yes, I see the errors as well, sorry about that. Those errors have become one of my reasons for slo-o-owing down. What so many readers…

As an author, you'll probably hear a lot about email marketing. Like social media, it's seen as one of the essential marketing tools for promoting your current books, your future works, and building your personal brand and author platform.

In fact, email marketing is arguably more…

EZ Publishing by Elisabeth Zguta

Beta Readers.  Who are they and why do we need them?…

If you're going to self-publish and you don't have a clue about ISBNs, this post is for you.

What is an ISBN?

ISBN is an acronym for International Standard Book Number. An ISBN is a 10- or 13-digit number given to every published book.…

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I'm doing a free promo Kindle download of "Running with Stilettos" this weekend (Jan. 26 and 27) AND next weekend (Feb. 1, 2 and 3) to celebrate the fact that the book is finally out in paperback again!  I pulled the…

Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Instagram are great for connecting with your friends and your fans, but how can you expand your reach to people who have never heard of you? Self-publishing stars like Amanda Hocking know the…

What makes one book become a bestseller while another, equally well written, languishes on bookstore shelves? Is there a secret to becoming a bestselling author on Amazon? What do you need to know to write, publish and market a book that sells?

Leading publishing expert Karen Hodges Miller of Open Door Publications has created a Winter Writer’s Retreat to provide inroads to valuable information you need to know to publish a book that sells. Additional authors, all experts in their…

Sarah Glazer Discovers Self-Publishing is Nothing New

We often talk as if self-publishing is something new. But as far back as the 18^th and 19^th centuries, renowned British…