My husband bought me Scrivener last week. I could kiss him all over! Writing and plotting tools are my new favorite thing. After battling for months to complete my previous manuscript in MS Word, I downloaded the free version of Scrivener to try with … [Read More...]
Authors Absolutely MUST Have A Website
YES, You MUST Have A Website! IF you are serious about being an author or self-publisher ... in fact, IF you have a freelance business of ANY kind ... full time, part-time or occasional ... you NEED a website. I won't bore you with the details, but … [Read More...]
You Don’t NEED A Plugin For Basic SEO Tactics On Your Blog or Website
Just want to write? Don't have TIME for spending hours on your blog, let alone learning stuff like SEO? That's OK ... because all you need is some Basic SEO Tactics ... and once you know how, it will only take minutes. I've worked with … [Read More...]
How To Ask Your Friends For A Review
Approaching friends, relatives and associates is one of the FASTEST and often easiest way to get reviews just after you hit the publish button. Why are you so reluctant to ASK your friends for a review? I know you are shy and are reluctant to … [Read More...]
Why Did I Choose To Focus On Paranormal Romance For My First Self-Published Novel?
Why Did I Choose To Focus On Paranormal Romance For My First Self-Published Novel? I’ve had a string of conversations about writing since I took my first leap into self-publishing. One question that often comes up is why I chose to focus on … [Read More...]
I Use Scrivener Every Single Day — Here’s WHY and HOW
I use Scrivener every single day. It is without a doubt one of my top five "must have" tools because it makes my life easier, makes my work more organized, allows me to work faster and is a delight to use. Scrivener works on both PC and … [Read More...]
Your Book’s Interior Design And Formatting
Many authors don't even think about the interior design and formatting of their books. Yet it is critically important to your readers, AND to the sales of your books. Formatting refers to the way you enter paragraph and line breaks, indents, … [Read More...]
Adventures in Amazon: Taking the leap into self-publishing…
Adventures in Amazon Taking the leap into self-publishing… So, I wrote a book this year. Granted, it’s not a particularly good one, but my 50th birthday was on the horizon, and I figured that I should do it before I couldn’t remember my own name. … [Read More...]
Reviews, Reviews and MORE Reviews
How To Ask Your Friends For A Review
Approaching friends, relatives and associates is one of the FASTEST and often easiest way to get reviews just after you hit the publish button. Why are you so reluctant to ASK your friends for a review? I know you are shy and are reluctant to ask your friends for a review … but just DO […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Amazon Reviewers
Amazon Reviewers LOVE posting reviews! There are thousands of Amazon reviewers who regularly post reviews! These are people who not only buy and read books, they are the readers who actually spend the time to REVIEW the books they’ve read. These Amazon Reviewers absolutely LOVE posting reviews. Some of them post dozens of reviews, some […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Author Groups
Author Groups or Circles Author groups or “circles” are small to large gatherings of “like minded individuals,” including in-person and on-line author help groups, readers groups, small support groups and masterminds. Joining or CREATING a group well before you need reviews is mandatory. It is totally unacceptable to join a group one day and ask […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Purchase Reviews
Yes, you can purchase reviews. Yes it is OK according to Amazon! If you are prepared to purchase reviews there are a growing number of companies that will help you. They stick to Amazon’s rules so you are safe. I have my ears covered and am hiding under my desk. Many of you are […]
Auto Post To Facebook Groups
There are hundreds of Facebook Groups specifically focused on writing, authorship and self-publishing. Many of those groups allow you to “advertise” your Kindle book. If you do a rough count of the number of members these groups have, it comes to well over a million. So? Are you going to ignore a million people who […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Your Website
Your Website or Author Blog is your MOST important marketing resource. You should be building your website or author blog with two things in mind: The first is to build your email list. The second is to engage your followers. Whether you are starting with just one book, or you have many … each book must […]
7 Ways To Get Those All Important Reviews For Your Kindle Book
You can’t even give a book away for free without at least one review. Here are seven different ways to get reviews. Some of them are fast, some of them are very effective, all of them work. Most of them are free, if you don’t count the hours you will put into it, and others […]