9 Deadly Sins of Writing Back Cover Copy
Good morning, writers! A few months back, we wrote a how-to on BCC, or back cover copy. BCC is the text on the back (or inside flap, if it’s a hardcover) that summarizes your book. Good BCC...
View Article4 Tricks to Never Run Out of Blog Ideas
Blogs are one of the ultimate tools—used by indie and traditional authors alike—to market books. It’s the key to creating a community, engaging your supporters and fans, and boosting your expertise...
View ArticleWhy Book Review Blogs are Doing it Wrong
What’s the difference between a self-published author and traditionally published author making their way in the writing world? Online—nothing. Thanks to the Internet, indie authors are on a level...
View ArticleE-book Covers: Making the Most of the Online Visual
You really can judge a book by its cover—in fact, that’s the point. With thousands of books for shoppers to peruse, your book has to stand out. In a single second, a brilliant book cover compels us...
View ArticleOn Growing Your Business: Advice for the Overworked Indie Author
As an indie author, you know that you not only have to be writer and creative director, but your very own marketing and sales department. Sometimes you even need to be your own distributor and...
View ArticleHow to Market Your Book Globally For $1.99/month: A Free Webcast
Want to learn how to market your book globally for only $1.99 per month? The good folks at Bookarma are hosting a webcast with their COE (Chief of Everything) Nancy Baumann next Tuesday, May 19th at...
View Article8 Ways to Market Audiobooks as an Indie Author
Indie and traditionally-pubbed authors who make their own audiobooks are often focusing so much on the production that when they finally have their audiobook in their (figurative) hands, they’re...
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Weird and Wonderful 2014-2015 Book Cover Trends
Everyone knows that people really do judge books by their covers. You do it, I do it, your mom does it. Having a good book cover is more important than ever, especially given that a picture is worth a...
View ArticlePlanning Your World Wide (Web) Tour
Good news, indie authors: you too can feel like Beyoncé when promoting your new book by going on a world-wide tour—a World Wide Web tour, that is. One of the savviest ways authors are harnessing...
View ArticleIs Amazon.com the Modern Monopoly?
When you consider of the word “monopoly” what comes to mind? Likely enough, you’re thinking about tiny plastic hotels, being the first to purchase Boardwalk, and collecting $200 each time you pass...
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Wise Questions: Setting Writing Goals
It’s February… how are your 2018 writing goals coming? If you need a kickstart, check out the first in our video series, Wise Questions, where we discuss all things writing, editing, and publishing.
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Wise Questions: Editing
Oh, editing… The who, the when, the cost. This month, Wise Questions dives into the differences between content editing and proofreading, how much you should expect to pay for editing, what beta...
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