How to Create a PR Plan for Your Self-Published Book
Book Publicists Spill Their Secrets Many self-published authors have found out only too late that having a PR plan in place before you release your book dramatically increases its chance of success. So how can...
Creative Book Marketing Tips from 11 Self-Published Authors
Self-publishing is a rewarding, empowering experience, and a great way to get your message out there to a (potentially) limitless audience. When done correctly, self-publishing can be a way to grow your...
“Race Traitor” Author Elisa Hategan Talks Government Conspiracies, Forgiveness, and Her Next Memoir
I first found Race Traitor by local author Elisa Hategan when I was searching on Amazon for new memoirs to read on my Kindle. Here’s what another reader had to say about her book: “…It is all at once an...
On Vanity Presses, True Self-Publishing, and One Author’s Tenacity
In the article “Meet Douglas Gardham, the hardest-working Canadian novelist you’ve never heard of,” Globe and Mail Books Editor Mark Medley features a Canadian author who has travelled every weekend for the...
Avoid These Publishing Rip-Offs
Publishing is a risky business. Whether you opt for self-publishing or score a deal with a Big Five publisher, there is no guarantee that you will win lots of sales in the end. In an industry where going it...
Bethany Chase on Finding Her Writing Style, Her Agent, and the Authors Who Inspire Her
I had the pleasure of coming across Bethany Chase’s debut women’s fiction, The One that Got Away , a couple of months ago when I was looking for a de-stresser. I saw her book on the shelf with an Emily Giffin...
Author April Klasen: How Thinking Like A Reader Transformed My Marketing
Today’s post features self-published author (and savvy book marketer) April Klasen . Over to you, April! Marketing when you self-publish is a bitch. You have a good story wearing a nice cover and it’s...
How to Market Your Self-Published Book without a Budget or Audience (Yet)
When I first began my book publishing journey, even writing a book seemed like such a lofty goal. But publishing, and then marketing it on my own? An insurmountable feat. Once I had finished penning I Am the...
New Book + Life Lessons After A Hiatus
It’s been a while since my last post. I had to take a temporary hiatus from the blogosphere because a lot has happened in the past few months. The beginning of this year has been a hectic time for me. I have...
5 Things All Authors Must Know About Book Publishing in the Digital Age
I always knew that the book world was a tough one, but it is one that I’ve immersed myself in since I was a girl. I loved escaping into a good book. I always knew that I was going to be a writer. I didn’t know...