A Writer's Journey Part 2 - Putting It All Together

How to self publish your book. Then how to get it out 'there'.

The Most Important Word in Any Author's Vocabulary

It's tough to move 10,000 copies from the back of a cave. Too many authors – especially self-published ones – work their butts off writing and producing their books, and then do nothing with them! Sadly, writing and producing the book is the EASY part. The key is, building your platform so you can move those darn boxes out of your garage!

What's A Book Piece?

Creatives can spend an entire year looking for just ONE of these? What are they, anyway?

Why a Literary Agent is So Important to Your Success

Literary agents are your ticket to writing success. Here's what they know and what they can do for you.

Graphic Design: Give Your Book the Best Look

Why does a writer need a graphic designer? From designing your book cover, to laying out the inside pages, to having the perfect index created, there is no end to what a graphic designer can do for a writer. If you want to forge a path to your customer, a designer is a must-have.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 4, The Length

The length of a novel has to depend on the story, not on the writer's whim; still less on the publisher's. The length of a text is the right one if nobody wonders about it.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 2, The Publishing House

If you do not self-publish, you will have to choose a publishing house. Many writers forget the other side of the agreement: a publishing house will have to choose them.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 1, The Audience

Though authors are required to specify their targeted audience, they often avoid doing so. Some think that their novel is suitable for any audience. Many may not know why it is important to address the right persons.

Book Marketing Landmines and How to Avoid Them

In order to conduct a successful book marketing campaign as a POD published author, you will need to understand the challenges that can hinder your success. If you are not aware of these challenges and try to blindly market your book, you will find yourself caught in the middle of a book marketing minefield - surrounded by landmines that can seriously limit your career as a published author. Once your book is released and you begin to market it, you will discover.

Self-Publishing - Debacle or Solution

Vanity press is not just for the vain.

Book Marketing: How to Get in Touch with Your Readers

One of the biggest problems with traditional book marketing is that when someone buys your book, you have no way of contacting your readers. There's no way to build that relationship that is so important in marketing and generating word of mouth. Here are a few suggestions for overcoming this problem.

Publishing Your Own Book? Get a Website Now!

I'm sure you want to promote your book on the web. What you may not realize is the time it takes to build traffic for your site. You need to get your website started right away.

I Designed My Own Book Cover

The cover of a book has a lot to do with sales. Customers will pick up books with eye-catching covers and ignore books with bland covers. Many authors have no control over the covers of their books. This article details the steps one writer took to design a happy cover for a serious book.

Finish Your Book Faster N Sell Sooner

Are you wondering if you'll ever finish your book? May I be honest? You won't if you use the start and stop method I used for years. I'd start fast then life happened. No more, now I finish my book projects strong and fast.

Set Your Book Up to Succeed with a Marketing Plan, Part 3

Have you developed your book's promotion plan yet? You know now really is better than later. There are 2 facts to realize in developing your promotion plan. Realize it begins the day you conceive your book idea and never ends.