The Power of Giveaways

The Power of Giveaways

by | Feb 21, 2021 | Blog, Business of Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

We all know that reader magnets (giving away a book to people who sign up for your newsletter) is a fantastic incentive. We also know that giving away the first book in a series (of three or more books) is a great way to introduce new readers to your work. But what...
IngramSpark or KDP Print?

IngramSpark or KDP Print?

by | Feb 14, 2021 | Blog, Business of Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

I’ve recently had a client ask me to upload their book to Ingram Spark. Since it’s not a service I use on a regular basis and I knew they’d been doing some upgrading and changing of their interface, I decided to pop over and upload a book of mine so that I’d know what...
Audio Book Angst

Audio Book Angst

by | Feb 7, 2021 | Business of Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

For the last few years, all I’ve been hearing all around the indie-publishing work is how important it is to get my books into audio. Audio is IT. It is the fastest-growing sector in publishing. More and more people are listening to audiobooks rather than sitting down...
Harsh Criticism

Harsh Criticism

by | Jan 31, 2021 | Blog, Life, Writing

There is nothing harder than taking criticism. Having to sit back and read or hear someone else tear your hard work apart is not easy—for anyone. As writers, we are bombarded with criticism constantly. Our work is reviewed by complete strangers and posted publicly....
Competency

Competency

by | Jan 24, 2021 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

With the peaceful transfer of power in the U.S. government, I can’t help but feel as if we’ve all turned a new page. Every four years Americans have an election where we give ourselves the opportunity to try again, to start anew, to move in a different direction. Some...
Paying it Forward

Paying it Forward

by | Jan 17, 2021 | Blog, Business of Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

This past week my podcast co-host, Pru Warren, told me (and our listeners) about the launch of her first book, Cyn and the Peanut Butter Cup. We had planned on talking about tropes (as I blogged about it last week since the concept has been on my mind as I start...