Writing and Publishing Writer’s Digest: 6 Tips to Writing a Bestselling YA Series GalleyCat: Toni Morrison On Failure Epic Reads: The 18 Most Beautiful YA Endpapers in the World The Book Designer: What the Art of Storytelling Can Teach Us about Marketing Tech Crunch: Amazon’s ‘Write On’ Crowd-Publishing Platform Opens To All “The Amazon platform…
Writing and Publishing Mythic Scribes: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Descriptions – Part 1 GalleyCat: Children’s Books Authors Protest Against Assigning Genders to Books “Let’s be clear: I do not talk about ‘girl’ stuff. I do not talk about body parts. I do not do a ‘Your Menstrual Cycle and You!’ presentation. I talk about…
Author appearance are almost as important as marketing and promoting online. This was a tough one for me to accept. I can do presentation, but I’ve always had trouble with talking one-on-one with people. Because of the conferences I’ve done, I’ve gotten a bit more comfortable with it. Still need some practice. But with appearances,…
If done right. Yes. People have shorter attention spans for consuming content online. Rarely do people read entire articles, let alone book summaries. Yes, I know books are meant to be read not seen. That’s like saying a good book sells itself, which, unfortunately, it doesn’t. Back in the day, an author’s job was to write. That was it….
A question posted on a Google+ community got me thinking. When is the best time to release a book? Yes, you can publish your book when it’s done, but the release date is also a marketing tool. You want it to be on a day you can get the most sales. You’ve probably heard of…
One article says an author needs reviews before they offer their book for free. Another says you offer your book for free to get reviews. Then, you hear you need reviews in order to get reviews. What kind of sense does that make?! So, what advice is right? None of them and all of them….
All these amazing groups exist that allow writers to connect with each other. That’s awesome. Writers are readers after all. It’s nice to discuss your writing with people who would actually “get it.” But, how do we connect with readers who aren’t writers? Twitter Search (from 3 Great Ways To Find Readers For Your Books On…
First of all, you guys are all awesome! Thanks for voting! It was an interesting battle. And the winner is… The Rogue So, why did I want you to pick an image? The main race of beings in my series has a mark on them. It’s like a tattoo or a brand they get when…
I created three images for my book. This isn’t the cover- more like an image to represent the entire series. Should’ve stopped at one though. Now, I don’t know which one to use. I love them all equally. Let me know which one you like. The image with the most votes wins. Thanks! The Serpent…
Did you always have dreams of being full time writer or did your stories have to convince you? I had to be convinced. As a kid, the idea of writing for a living seemed boring. Even when I got my masters, I figured I’d be a published author on the side. I’ve been writing most of my…
