If I Want to Write A Book, Can I Do It?
Writing is easy if you want to write. It’s not quite as easy if you want to write a book. I can make this comment not because I’ve managed to publish a book, but because I’ve experienced writing a book.…
Destined to Soar
I have had a hard time dealing with blank pages. I have wonderful ideas, but then I get a pen and paper, or sit in front of my computer and… nothing. Not one idea flows. I would argue that in…
Self-Publishing and Visual Illusions
Ready for a magic trick? It’s the same word count. It’s all the same font size and font. But the visual look to your book can make or break a book sale. Maybe it’s the way it’s presented, a book…
The Redcoats are Coming!
If you are a devotee of the historical-fiction genre then you would find no better example than Jeff Shaara’s Two Novels of the Revolutionary War. For those among you unacquainted with this author, he specializes in American war history. This…
What Hurts Your Book’s Chances of Sales
You don’t know or you don’t care; it’s published and now you’ve got time to do everything else. This isn’t about the people who have just started in the publishing world and don’t have a book out yet, but rather…
Sacrifice and Self-Publishing
Self-publishing isn’t as easy as it seems. You need to forget everything you know about publishing online that you learned a few years or months ago, because everything has changed once again. The reality is that the writing you did…
The Self-Publishing Illusion
Illusion: something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. If you are a self-publisher, you’ve already read many articles which claim that self-publishing your book is the way to go. It is far easier to create…
Clarity and Publishing a Book
If you plan on publishing a book, you need to be clear. Lack of clarity can result in loss of future profits, as an unhappy reader will tell others not to read your writing and published works. This remains the…
