by Kathleen Gage This is the time of year many people claim the coming year is going to be “the one.” It’s the time “things change in a big way and this time they will do things differently.” On both a personal and professional level, a person may have claims of changing for the better. […]
December 16, 2014
9 Ways To Make Your Author Resource Box Sizzle
by Joan Stewart Why is it that some writers can describe themselves, their personalities, their likes and dislikes, and promote their expertise, in such a compelling way that you’re dying to know more about them? And they do it all in only two or three sentences? I’m referring to what’s known as the author resource […]
December 12, 2014
9 Ways Authors Can Use IFTTT Recipes To Be More Productive
by Shelley Hitz I love productivity tools and finding ways to accomplish more with less time. A tool I recently started using is IFTTT which stands for If This Then That. I have to admit when I first found out about IFTTT, I was confused. It didn’t make sense to me how it would be […]
December 9, 2014
How To Use Slideshare To Market Your Book
by Rebecca Livermore Writing your book is only half the battle. Regardless of whether you self-publish or go with a traditional publisher, once your book is published, if you want it to sell well, you have to market it. SlideShare is a great and often overlooked social media site that has great potential for marketing […]
November 25, 2014
How To Get The Most From NaNoWriMo
by Justine Schofield The aim of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in the month of November. Clearly, this is no easy feat, but there are hundreds of thousands of people who joined the NaNoWriMo movement and have spent the last month typing away at their computers. If you’re one of these people, congratulations! You’re […]
November 7, 2014
How To Co-Write Your Next Kindle Book – 6 Tips For Success
by Rebecca Livermore Even though Kindle books are often shorter than traditionally published books, they are still a lot of work. Co-writing is one way to not only cut the work in half, but if done right, to make the process more profitable and enjoyable as well. Here are six tips to keep in mind […]
November 4, 2014
How To Get Massive Traction From Your Kindle eBook
by Kathleen Gage You’ve done it! You just finished your first book, it’s up on Kindle and you’re anxiously waiting for the money to pour in. And waiting, and waiting and waiting…all because some “expert” told you there is a fortune to be made with Kindle ebooks. I’ve got news for you. If you do […]
October 31, 2014
How To Write A Book In A Month – #WNFIN
by Nina Amir In just two months, you will ring in the New Year. When the clock strikes midnight, will you have achieved your writing goals? In 2014, will you have written and published a book that helped you achieve expert status or boost your business? If not, no worries. There’s still time to write […]
October 21, 2014
6 Steps To Become An Authorpreneur
by Justine Schofield Authorpreneurship is a totally made up word that makes so much sense. With the rise of independent and digital publishing and the shift of the marketplace to online, authors are now expected to not only write, but also sell books. As a result, authors now need to adapt the skillful and savvy […]
October 17, 2014
How To Organize Your Non-fiction Book
by Nina Amir Organization can prove a challenging task for creative people whose desks often tend to be a jumble of papers, sticky notes and books and whose filing cabinets contain more random acts of filing than anything else. (Their computer files are often just as disorganized.) I know I have this problem. When I […]