The biggest news in indie publishing for 2022 so far? Book distributor Draft2Digital has acquired rival Smashwords, in a deal that will affect 250,000 authors and the aggregation of almost 900,000 titles.
The biggest news in indie publishing for 2022 so far? Book distributor Draft2Digital has acquired rival Smashwords, in a deal that will affect 250,000 authors and the aggregation of almost 900,000 titles.
As an author, you might scratch your head when it comes to friends versus followers on Goodreads. What is the difference? Which should you encourage your readers to do? Here’s a breakdown of the differences between friends and followers on Goodreads.
Authors often struggle with the sales portion of our business. In order to grow comfortable with making mini-sales pitches to readers, you must first change your mentality about selling.
Promoting your book doesn’t have to be cheesy, pushy, or blatant. There are lots of ways to share your novel with readers in natural and interesting ways. Here’s a list of ideas.
One of the biggest mistakes that I see authors make is when they post about their book and leave out the four important pieces of information that every reader needs to know. I call these the Crucial Elements of every blog post.
As I love to shout from every rooftop I can find - your book’s blurb is SO important when it comes to sales. After all, it’s your elevator pitch to readers, and the best way to sell readers on your plot, characters, and story.
Your author website is the cornerstone of your brand and should highlight your books, yourself, and your newsletter signup. If you don’t have a website yet - don’t worry! There are several easy website builders that will allow a complete novice to build a site in just a few hours.
Books rarely go viral anymore. In today’s market, hitting a bestseller list is almost impossible without a massive ad budget or a loyal and established audience. The recent exceptions to this rule have all had one trigger in common: TikTok.
An author review quote is often perceived as the holy grail of cover candy - second in line to a bestseller label or that coveted Oprah or Reese book club seal. But do author blurbs really matter? And how would you go about getting one?
I’d written over 20 novels before I was introduced to the concept of Deep POV. As it turned out, I had been writing in deep point of view and hadn’t realized it. So what is deep point of view and how should it be executed?
If used properly, email marketing can be a powerful tool to increase book sales and increase loyalty with your readers. Here are 6 ways to attract new readers to your list.
Do Facebook ads really work? You can ask 5 authors and get 5 different answers, but over the years, I’ve learned four hard truths about Facebook ads.
Sprinting is one of the BEST ways to dramatically increase your writing speed and production. It’s a skill that I’ve been trying to improve and I recently did a live session with bestselling author Kaydence Snow where Kaydence shared her 8 tips for sprinting.
Short Stories and novellas can be easy to whip up and can be fantastic tools in your marketing arsenal. But how can you get the most bang out of these smaller assets? This post will explore some ways to use these to help grow your brand, sell more books, and cross-promote with other authors.
Recently, I found an easy, paint-by-number way of developing your characters into deep, three-dimensional personalities that are realistic, consistent, and relatable.
My cheat-sheet tool for authors is called the Enneagram.
