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…
Reliability and Validity: A Lesson for the Publishing Writer
Everyday we are bombarded with statistics or absolute statements telling us how relevant or accurate certain treatments or exercise programs are even in books we read- I recommend The Essential Guide to Getting…
In My Writing, I Trust
Making a proclamation of trust in yourself as a writer I have a few friends who are writers and who are scared of publishing their work. They want to, but they’re scared. I find…
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…
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better
Why being able to publish and being successful at it are two totally different things With the excessive number of outlets for self-publishing available to writers today (nearly 42 MILLION Google search results for “self publishing companies”) it’s no…
Social Media, Networking Well and The Writer
Managing your online presence as a writer with social media This month is all about boosting your online presence as a writer using social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc. Social media…
Can You See Me? Self-Publishers Need To Be Seen By Social Media
I have a self-published book. I can share this as often as I want, and I still have people look at me in an odd way. I’m not upset by those looks; I find it rather amusing that people don’t…
What Do Your Readers Think About Self-Publishing?
Years ago no one cared to admit that they might have self-published a book. Years ago, to self-publish meant that you didn’t “have what it took” to find that publisher willing to take on your book, and when you shared with…
