What's The Matter with Your Book? So you finally finished your manuscript but have you begun to think about the other aspects of your book? For example, have you crafted your author bio? What about your index? Your introduction? Acknowledgments? Outside of your manuscript there are other areas of ... Read More
Genre and Your Book: A Quick Guide to Knowing What’s What
When it comes to writing your book, genre is an important characteristic to keep in mind. It is the major classification used by publishers to make decisions regarding a book. They will decide what book they want to publish, the editing and stylistic changes, artistic choices, and more. No matter if ... Read More
Facebook Live Videos Build Your Ideal Audience
How to Strategically Use Facebook Live Videos to Build Your Ideal Audience Strategically using Facebook Live can build your audience (but there's work involved)! In my last blog, I provided tips on how you can leverage social media to promote your book: build your audience, be consistent, and be ... Read More
Your Manuscript Draft is Completed; What’s Next?
From Manuscript Draft to Published Book! It was fun being a guest expert on "The Write Hour Podcast" talking with Joyce Glass about the important steps to consider once your manuscript is written. There's a lot of steps in order to turn it into a professionally published book! Joyce and I ... Read More
The 3 Best Events for Authors: Spreading the Word About You
No matter if you are writing your book or you're near the end of the publishing phase, it's time to begin marketing your book. I think one of the biggest fallacies about marketing a book is you market your book after you've written it. That is categorically false. Don't listen to people who say ... Read More
It’s November. Time for NaNoWriMo – What’s That?
NaNoWriMo - have you heard of it? National Novel Writer's Month. Honestly, I never heard of it until six months ago. NaNoWriMo is the month (November) writers and anyone who wants to enhance their writing skills commit to their goals for writing. People dream about writing a novel or book or ... Read More
Try These Writing and Editing Processes… Your Time Is Money
In the long run, separating the writing and editing process, setting a timer just to write, and avoiding distractions can end up saving you time and money. We’re all busy and try to multitask everything we do, but sometimes it just doesn’t pay to try to combine doing everything at one ... Read More
The Easiest Way to Start Your Book Today
Welcome back readers. Have you ever thought to yourself, "I want to write a book?" Or, maybe you've heard an increasingly large number of entrepreneurs are writing books and you want to jump on the train. Maybe you want to spread your story and expand your audience beyond your current clientele. ... Read More