How a Writing Circle Can Help Get You Published

Want to get your book published? A writer's circle could give you everything you need!

Can Authors Really Earn A Living Writing Through Self Publishing?

Is is still possible for writers to publish themselves and earn a living doing it?

The Berge Istra, A Sad But True Story

In 1971 I was the senior surgeon on the P&O liner Orcades. It was coming home from Australia time. 24 hours out of Freemantle in the middle of the night there was a summons to the Radio Room for an urgent medical consultation with an unnamed ship’s master

Selling Your Published Book - Writing is the Easy Part

After spending hundreds of hours writing, editing, and organizing your book, you don't want to experience lackluster sales that discourage you from future writing endeavors, so you need to learn a little something about how to sell your book too.

How to Write a Book Review

Important facts to remember when writing a book review

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.

The Difference Between Rich Authors and Poor Authors

There’s a real difference between what rich authors do and what poor authors do, and the difference has nothing to do with their writing ability.

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.

Free Book Publicity: It's Out There, but You Have to Work for It

Thousands of new books are released each year and many publishers are leaving the marketing to the authors. Most authors don't have the money to hire a professional marketing firm. How can you publicize your book? You take a deep breath and go the free publicity route. These ideas will get your publicity campaign off and running.

Top 5 Mistakes Self-Published Authors Make And How To Avoid Them!

You've got your book, but that just means your work has just begun. Target markets, price, distribution methods, advertising, and closing the sale are what complete the successful cycle to accomplishing your goals. Find out more about these, and how you can become the author of your own life.

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.

Make Your Book Sales Go the Extra Mile with a Sales Letter, Part 2

Authors all over the world have seen the wisdom in launching a website to sell more books. With varying degrees of success, many wonder what the next step is. To make sure your marketing goes the extra mile of success, write a sales letter and post it on your web site.

A Beautiful Book Design Is Intended For You The Reader

If you look at the book designs of today, they are nothing less than commercial packaging for a product. Don’t get me wrong, book design is important because many of us not only read our books but have them on display too, which means they have to have pleasing covers. Good book designs sell books period. When browsing around a book store, the publishers are all too aware that you never get a second chance to make that first impression and with so many books on display, you need to stand out.

An Often Overlooked Book Marketing Resource

If you are an author working diligently to promote your book, do not overlook this marketing opportunity.

On Taming Dinosaurs

It took the cleverness of an entrepreneur by the name of Leonard Riggio to accomplish such a feat. The story of what Riggio did to bring the book-publishing industry to its collective knees would rival Jurassic Park on the big screen.