What are They, Why Do you Need Them, and Where Do You Find Them Leslie Wibberley . Be sure to read this article on Beta Readers. Beta Readers: What You Need to Know Critique Partner vs Beta Reader What’s the difference? Beta Reader: An avid reader who does not necessarily have any writing background, although they can, […]
Why You Should NOT Self-Publish A Book
Because You Will Likely Be In The 70% That FAIL! I’m going to start this off by letting you know that I have written 35 books. Twelve of them are my own. The rest were ghosted for clients. I have also spent the last few years helping over 1500 people market and sell their books. Some […]
When SHOULD you Write and Self-Publish a Book?
A REALITY Check That Will Hopefully Influence Your Decision I work with Book Authors every day … helping them promote their books. The reality is, many of them should never have written or self-published! Here’s what happens and WHY many people write and self-publish: 1. They believed the HYPE that you can make hundreds of thousands of […]
How To Make Money Writing Kindle eBooks
Find a need that matches your expertise and start writing Writing and selling Kindle eBooks on Amazon.com has become a very popular way to earn extra money. At the high end, there are authors that routinely make over $100,000 per month. If you’ve always wanted a source of income that can conform to your hectic schedule, […]
Have You Tried Scrivener Yet?
Scrivener has changed my writing life. I decided to give Scrivener a try when I committed to writing and FINISHING my first romance novel. To make a long 20-year story short. I had attempted to write a novel several dozen times over the years. Writing non-fiction was/is the way I make my living. Writing fiction […]
Kindle Scout is DEAD
As of today, April 3 2018, Kindle Scout is no longer accepting submissions. They are shutting down their publishing program. See their letter below. Anyone who already has a book in the one-month promotion window will remain there. THOUGH it is unclear whether or not any books in the window will be chosen for publication. […]
Need Help Creating Fiction Plots?
Are You Sitting There Looking At a Blank Screen? Can’t Develop a Plot? Don’t Know HOW to Plot? Need Ideas? If you have been following me for any time, you may remember my 100-Day: 100 Words A Day Writing Challenge. Many of you joined me with your own 100-Day writing challenges. MY 100-Day target (after […]
Have You Fallen In Love With Your Book Cover?
I know you’ve seen some HIDEOUS book covers. I’ve certainly encountered my share of awful covers and can’t help wondering, “What are they THINKING?“ Back in the far distant past, when I was publishing “paper books” a customer said to me, “I could see your book across the entire room, it just popped out at […]
How To Publish an Adult Coloring Book
Adult Coloring Books are now on Amazon’s Top 100 Best Selling Books. At first I thought this might just be a holiday gift sales flash … but not so, coloring books are going strong and sales are getting bigger and better all the time. If YOU are interested in creating and self-publishing your own adult […]
Fastest Growing, Hottest Market on Kindle
KINDLE ROMANCE TYCOON I’ve known Muhammad Sikander as a Facebook friend for eons. I’ve done some review trades and have chatted with him about his coaching program several times. So when I saw that he had teamed up with marketing genius Cory Friedman … I just HAD to get their Kindle-Romance-Tycoon program. Muhammad is MALE […]