Considering a small press? Be cautious
I met a writer a few years ago and he was proud to announce that he’d been published by a small press. He was surprised at the fact that I’d chosen to self publish and I told him that it gave me...
View ArticleWhy Do Some Books Sell Themselves? 3 Possible Factors
Authors dream of readers like you… :-) Whenever discussing a marketing plan for self-published books, I make a point of saying, “Books don’t sell themselves.” You have to get it out there in front of...
View ArticleMe? On TV?! Sure, Why Not! – Writers2Writers Show 101 Teaser
So, this is a small sample clip of me pretending to know what I’m talking about with regard to publishing on Kindle Direct Publishing. ;-) While we still don’t have a debut date set, the producer has...
View ArticleTally Up Twitter Tuesday – 10/27
Been a while since I’ve posted this feature, so figured I’d dust it off with a fresh look. These are some of the more interesting things I’ve shared over on Twitter in the last week. Enjoy! Simon...
View Article10 Places to Promote Your Book
Let’s face it, everyone pretty much knows about BookBub (if you don’t, feel free to read up on my own personal case study). But, the ‘Bub can be a tough nut to crack and they won’t just keep running...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Opens Up POD Service
And it’s pretty much useless. No, seriously. I’m not really sure what to say about Nook Press Book Publishing. “What were you thinking?” comes to mind. You see, a print-on-demand (POD) service exists,...
View ArticleHonestly, Don’t Bother With Facebook Advertising
Many moons ago (ok, over the summer), I wrote a piece denouncing Facebook as a valid platform for investing your advertising dollars. Well, with the recent news of impending change, I’d say that piece...
View ArticleDanny Dirks and the Heir of Pendragon – Review Tour
I’ve signed up with the lovely ladies from Goddess Fish Promotions (Note: because they run erotica promotions, the link causes blogger to pop up an adult content warning; however, I’ve never seen...
View ArticleIrregular Marketing
So, while I have no standard ads scheduled for my books in the coming months, I have a couple of events that might fall under the category of “irregular marketing.” The first is part of an interview...
View ArticleIt was a good week
I had a good week. It wasn’t phenomenal, but good in general. I hope you can say the same. Writing-wise, it felt really good to get back into some of my old work. It’s been too long for some, but...
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