E-books and Kindle Digital Rights Management
I have avoided this debate for a while now, but with several books on the way to being published this year and next, I have to face this question soon enough. What should I do with my e-book and should…
Encouraging New Writers- When I Wasn’t Great At It
“Don’t give up just yet” I had been writing for a few years, and I had finally joined a writing class. I felt I would do anything and I felt that my writing was good. I had paid for my…
Blogs and Writers
An author platform is a must in today’s world, and if you are like me, you have faced some highs and lows. You’ve probably wondered why you would want to write a blog, when you don’t have as much time…
Writer’s Pride
What does it mean to you? For a long time I knew that I enjoyed writing, but I never really considered myself a writer. To add to the confusion, most of what I was writing was lyrics for songs I…
Ten Publishing Questions You Need to Answer
Publishing is “simple”. It’s where someone (you might be the one to do this) hits a “print” button or a publish button, and the result is either a physical book or a paperback book. Now that this is settled, let’s…
Who Is Your Real Competition In The Writing World?
I’ve talked about markets and Amazon and publishing before. I’ve also talked about targeting your market correctly. The underlining question is: who is your real competition? For many independent authors, the answer is, on the surface, only one person: me.…
The Facebook Experiment and What Doesn’t Work for a Writing Blog
I’ve always been interested in the fact that some writers will proclaim that to get visitors to their blog means that they will make money with their books. I would assume this to be true for writers who have a…
Eight Ways to Make Money Self-Publishing a Book
I will be the first to admit that self-publishing isn’t for everyone. It’s a hard road to travel when there are other commitments in my life. The question I am asked about what I do usually involves the concept of…
