Published on December 31, 2020
author scams, book marketing, book signing advice, bookstores, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams
I received an unsolicited phone call from a senior marketing consultant at a company that displays books at book fairs. She said her company was only taking 10 books to a book fair in Europe and they chose mine…
Published on December 17, 2020
promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
Read what the Alliance of Independent Authors has to say about Booksniffer.
Published on December 10, 2020
author, book marketing, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
3 things you MUST know to price your books for maximum profits.
Published on December 10, 2020
author, book marketing, Networking, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
Zoom meetings are becoming more common as a way to conduct business. Does your “background” say the wrong thing about you and your product/service?
Published on December 10, 2020
Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing
Anytime an author pays to get published, it’s considered vanity publishing. But, many self-published authors earn more than their traditionally-published colleagues.
Published on December 10, 2020
amazon, Complaints about specific publishers, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
Why in the world would Amazon let people who’d completely used and benefitted from a product “return” it for a full refund? I know why!
Published on November 25, 2020
author, book marketing, Book Reviews, book signing advice, diversify your writing income, Networking, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, storytelling, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice, writing tips
In this article, I’ve listed both tried-and-true methods for book promotion, as well as ones of my own invention…
Published on November 19, 2020
author scams, copyrights, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
“They’re quoting me hundreds of dollars to reproduce the text in my book. But, there are countless websites that have already quoted this exact text by that author…”
Published on November 5, 2020
promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
Would YOU buy your child or grandchild an ebook for Christmas, or as a birthday gift?
Published on October 23, 2020
author, book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, write that book, writing tips
A ballsy move, to be sure. For a number of reasons. Not the least of which being that the story, it’s right there in the synopsis, has a lot of sex in it. Imagine that conversation with mom…
