Google Ads, and Writers
The Internet is a strange place. On the Internet, when we want to look at anything we go online to a search engine, most likely Google, and use keywords- and then go to a website that we believe fits fits…
Where Is The Best Place to Promote Your Book?
Not Twitter. Not Facebook. Not on Google Plus. Not with family or friends. No, these aren’t places you should (overly) promote your book on. These are places, and people, you can have comments and chats with about you and…
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…
15 Reader Questions Answered
This month, on Living a Life of Writing, we opened our doors for reader questions about publishing, self-publishing, numbers, writing and just generally what it is like to be a writer. Most of these questions have to do with “numbers”…
One Book = More Risk?
We’ve all heard a comment to the effect of “wow, you’ve published a book? When will the next one be out?” Sounds like they have a lot of confidence in your work, but it is natural that there needs to…
Living a “Precarious” Life of Writing
I was having a nerdy debate with a friend of mine a few weeks ago. It was one of those arguments that starts because your eyebrow raises when a friend uses a word inappropriately or in an improper context. He…
Book Signing Advice
I recently had a book signing for one of my books. This was when taken into context, a success. Over the course of about 3 hours, I was able to connect and re-connect with at least 100 readers. To me,…
You Can Make Money Blogging If You’re Willing
How can you make money blogging if so many people use a form of ad-blocker on their websites? Most people are ‘ad blind’ to boot. How is it possible to get the most information to improve your website or your…
