Selling Your Self-Published Book
When self-publishing a book, there is an emphasis on building more relationships, teams, and networks that you might not have needed in comparison to traditional publishing. People do want to help, but most are either afraid to criticize or…
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…
Don’t Doubt Others When It Comes to Publishing a Cover
I was working with my co-author and now that the books have been sent to the editors, there was more work which needed to be done. It’s not hard to write a book but it’s a lot harder to decide…
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…
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…
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…
Get Up Offa That Thang!
It is inevitable that some people just completely disagree that you should spread your attention and effort between a hobby and an sustainable income. “I don’t want to do anything other than write!” “I’m not good at anything other than…
