5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Book Launch!

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Book Launch!

The countdown is happening fast, much faster than feels comfortable. There is so much to do for a book launch and so many different websites and people telling me what to do and what not to do. I could spend thousands of dollars if I want, or I could spend none at all...
Judging a book by its cover

Judging a book by its cover

We’re told as children never to judge a book by its cover. We’re told that to do so would be to perhaps miss out on something really important or really wonderful. Just because something is ugly on the outside, doesn’t mean that it isn’t beautiful on the inside. And...
Marketing, We’re all Struggling

Marketing, We’re all Struggling

No one ever said that being a self-publisher was easy. The best thing about being one, however (aside from having full control over your books and how they’re published), is the camaraderie. Ninety-five percent (or more) of all self-published authors are probably...
Do you have enough?

Do you have enough?

So frequently I hear something on Joanna Penn’s podcast that really gets me thinking. This week it was when she hosted Paul Jarvis (which was actually last week’s podcast, but I just listened to it today). How much is enough? He was talking about how much...

A Marketing Co-op

Writers are amazing people. Not only are they highly intelligent (usually) and extremely creative people with amazing imaginations and an incredible understanding of people (how else could we create them from nothing and make others believe they’re real?), they are...