Is SuperNotes Super for Authors?

Nov 24, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Method

I can hardly believe I am trying out yet another system for keeping track of my characters and my plot, and yet… I recently heard of a relatively newcomer to the PKMS scene (that’s Personal Knowledge Management Systems, just to remind you). The developers were very...

An Entrepreneurial Failure

Sep 1, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

According to the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School, two-thirds of all startups fail. Another statistic cited is that 90% of startups fail within five years. Publishing companies are not only not immune to this, they probably start and...

Ugh, Marketing!

Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing

I think I know one, maybe two, authors who actually like marketing—and that’s out of over a hundred authors who I know. Marketing is the bane of my authors’ lives. Whether you are traditionally published or indie, you have to market the books you publish (unless you...

Keeping in Touch

Jul 21, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

How do you communicate with your readers? (And please don’t say ‘with my books’.) To keep readers engaged between books, as well as letting them know when to expect your next one, it’s important to have a reliable method of communication. There...

Publishing Options

Apr 28, 2024 | Business of Writing, Writing

We live in an author’s world. It used to be that authors were dependent on publishers for getting their work out into the world and getting paid for their labors. Publishers were the ones with all the power and authors were completely at their mercy. An author,...