Seems like everyone (and their brother, and possibly their uncle) has a blog these days, right? Of course, for every subject under the sun there’s a blog or two or two hundred, and authors/books are no exception. For some nifty
How to Make the Most of Author Self-Marketing Opportunities
Lara Nance is a prolific author. She writes in a few genres, and has won several awards. Her work is mostly self-published, and she’s exactly the example of authors we love to see “making it happen” with their author self-marketing.
Happy to Read: Scenes from BookExpo America
A few scenes from the floor of this year’s BookExpo America. Enjoy the view, and do view the “happy” video at the bottom of this post, courtesy of BEA… It’ll brighten your day, it will! Left, BEA Bloggers Conference features
How to Get a Free Month of Book Karma
How’s your book karma? An interesting new platform we had the chance to view at this weekend’s BookExpo America was Bookarma. The new social sharing site for authors works easily, and lets authors load their own book info, then gain
Maya Angelou’s Legacy: Inspiring Quotes for Writers
To commemorate the passing of Maya Angelou, who left us May 28th, 2014, at the age of 86, we thought we’d share some of her sage words, particularly her thoughts about words, writing, creativity and the wisdom that comes from
How to Create Your Own Infographic
You’ve seen them on our site and around the web, right? Infographics are fun compilations –tidbits of juicy info– typically presented in the form of a long, vertical png or jpg — easily shared across the web (and of course
Metadata: Importance to Authors
Our thanks to the good folks at Wise Ink Creative Publishing for this guest post! If you’re an indie author who has published, or in the process of publishing and are committed to be successful at marketing, you’re familiar with