Thanks to non-fiction writer Helen Aitken for this guest post! I write nonfiction. Don’t ask me to write a novel or any kind of fictional piece. I couldn’t do it if Stephen King handed me a manuscript, stood over me,
15 Questions That Will Define Your Book Market
Whether you’re self or traditionally published, writing fiction or non-fiction, published or about to publish, your author marketing will benefit from stepping back to look at the questions publishers ask of a typical book proposal. Why? Because approaching your book
A “Novel” Idea: Skip the Wine, Bring a Book!
Our thanks to author Cash Kushel for this guest post on a “novel” idea! Picture this: You are curled up in front of a fireplace with a glass of wine and a great book. If you could only take one
Five Free Author Internet Tools
Our friends at Hubspot have been at it again. And, while Hubspot may not be affordable for most authorpreneurs, they do have some fabulous free author internet tools, and a whole lot of new, free ebooks, whitepapers and useful templates.
525 Ways to Write Better!
If I had a dime for every aspiring writer who had the audacity to say, “I don’t read much,” I’d have an awful lot of dimes. But the cold hard truth is, to write better, you need to read. And
Four Things Learned at My First Book Signing
Thanks to author Kat Varn for this guest post! As a newly published author, I knew I would eventually have to face a public appearance at a bookstore. I knew I’d have to do a book signing one day, and
Do You Know What a Book Publicist Does?
Thanks to book publicist Claire McKinney for this guest post. This article was originally published in Publishers Weekly, online at www.publishersweekly.com and on Claire’s blog at www.clairemckinneypr.com … At lunch with publicist friends, there’s one question that we always seem