The Kindness of Strangers
Why it is so hard to self-publish and earn money on a book? I’ve heard so many numbers, I’m not sure what to think. This is one of the reader questions submitted for this month. It seems like a simple…
What’s The Real Deal? My Experiences With Xlibris and AuthorHouse Companies
Have you ever made a purchase and you find that it’s not at all what the company promised? Or, have to ever made a purchase where you wished you hadn’t? Makes a person almost wish they had asked “what’s the…
“The Outliers” and the Emotion of Successful Writers
Mention the name Malcolm Gladwell and you will probably get a few comments. Everyone seems to have a point of view when it comes to his writing, be it good or bad. To me, that is a mark of a…
Publishing Success: A Writer’s Wresponsibility
So, you wrote a book. It is not an easy feat by any means, but as we have said time and time again on this blog: that in no way guarantees success. So you wrote a really good book. Maternal…
Best of Both Worlds!
Using Facebook and Twitter to Maximize Your Online Presence For a lot of people, when you say “Facebook,” there is a certain level of comfort and familiarity. With Twitter this is often not the case. Whether it is because Facebook…
Social Networking Sites: From Tweet to Triumph
Tips on the social networking ins and outs of Twitter and how they can make you a successful writer This month we have been talking a lot about using Twitter in various important…
Written in the Stars?
A lesson from the horoscopes about helping your writing reach out to people This month we are talking about reaching out to your readers and the many ways you can do this as a writer. The first important way…
We Mean Self-Publishing Business
Self-publishing writers and their unexpected entrepreneurship As writers we often fall into the same trap as other professions: From singers to doctors! We’re good at something, hell… we’re great at it! But unless you understand the industry you are…
