Author Talk
Author Talk and Help
Nov
15
2018
Over the years I have focused on my "So You Wrote A Book" series to help newer authors navigate the world of independent publishing. Yet, what about people who stop here and would like to write a book, but...
Sep
21
2018
I'm in a lot of author groups on the web. I see other authors posting a lot about newsletters, domains, and websites. Websites kinda freak out those that are not "technology savvy". So, that got me thinking maybe YOU...
Mar
24
2017
I promised in my last entry that I would eventually show you what I came up with in place of "drop cards" since I am too poor to initiate production of those. Enter MOO cards and Printfinity. Along with the...
Sep
06
2016
And here we are at the last part of my blog tutorial. Distribution is not the same thing as “publishing” although a lot of these places say “publish with us and distribute here”. Most of these places are going...
Sep
02
2016
Finally we have arrived at the part where I tell you all about covers. I know I break all the rules because “you shouldn’t design your own covers”. But, I also know my covers are pretty. I say you...
Aug
31
2016
Part 3 of my "tutorial" about publishing. Theoretically at this point, you should have a "copyrighted" and "edited" work ready for formatting. Now, I know what you are thinking. You want to know about making a pretty cover. Nope. Right...
Aug
30
2016
Look, I'm actually following through on something....
In the last segment I spoke about where to start for information on Copyright. In today's segment I'm going to stress the importance of editing. If you are going to spend money this...
Aug
29
2016
At my last public event I was approached by a young author who had been struggling to figure out how to become published. She told me that she had already tried contacting various people like lawyers, writing clubs, and...