Articles and author interviews to help you write, publish, print and market your books.
Every author’s dream is to have a literary agent who will quickly get back with you to sign a wonderful, all-inclusive contract with a major publisher who is thrilled at the opportunity to handle your book. Wouldn’t that be great? Unfortunately, this dream happens to only a relative handful (compared to the total number of...
As a way to keep connected or as an opportunity to create new connections, one of the best communication tools you can use is an email newsletter. It provides opportunities to: Let people know about new products, services, books, websites, etc. Say where you or your company will be participating in events, booksignings or conferences...
Two of the most important factors in having a successful self-published book are promotion and using cost-effective sales channels. Converting your book into eBook formats can let you cast a wider net for potential readers. Although amazon.com has effectively captured the public’s association of eBooks with “Kindle” books (do you say “I need a tissue”...
Woodworkers have an expression, “Measure twice, cut once,” that applies to any craftperson, whether it is in building a cabinet, a website, or writing a book. When writing any copy, it is tempting to get to the end of the process, read it through once, then commit it to public attention. This spontaneous approach to...
Everytime I go to John Kremer’s website, www.bookmarket.com, I am amazed by what an incredibly rich resource it is for authors and publishing companies. In addition to a bunch of free white papers with tips on marketing, the site has additional resources that can be purchased for very reasonable prices. Two prominently featured on the front...
