This year, like last year, has been all about getting reviews the simpler way– by shelling out a few dollars. Between graduate school, writing and marketing, I don’t have time to find book bloggers and query them. I’m going into my last semester. I don’t even know how I’ll find time to write. I’ve given…
I was reading through this Goodreads discussion and found that some authors comment on 4 or 5 star reviews of their book. They thank the person or “like” the review. I know we don’t respond to negative comments, but I never thought about positive ones. I don’t pay much attention to comments for positive reviews…
My beta readers gave me some great comments. Since I have a better understanding of where my series is going, I’m editing my first novel differently this time around. If I come across a pivotal scene, I make a note of it as reference for the series. This book brought up a lot of questions. I’m writing them down…
Just learned, through Publisher’s Weekly, Lulu offers free “custom publishing advice” for authors. “Custom…advice” is used loosely. I mean the Publishing Advisor only asked like 5 broad questions. The questions were to determine your mindset on the whole publishing process and where you are with your WIP. The tips was pretty bare bones. I learned something…
I’m a resource nerd- new information makes me happy. Through a blog, I found out about The Alliance of Independent Authors. Seriously. How couldn’t I have known about this? I make a point of knowing all the great publishing resources out there, at least the ones that apply to me. The Alliance of Independent Authors is the first non-profit organization…
