Rookie Mistakes
Some of these are from my own experience but others are from editing or beta reading for others. There are some things that clearly mark...
I'm an author. Now what?
So, you have published your first book. What should you do now? This isn't about marketing - you should really do that - or about writing...
How to be Wikipedia ready
I wish I could tell you how to automatically get a Wikipedia page but unfortunately you have to be famous for Wikipedia or at least...
Cross Promotion
Earlier this year I was part of a Facebook party. It was awesome. Then I joined a cross promotion sale for Valentines. They were great...
Don't do your own cover
There is always exceptions to the rule but the rule is never do your own cover. In fact the less input you have probably the better. I...
How to Format
There are many programs that will format your book for you. This is not an advertisement for that. In fact this is mostly how it is done...
ISBN and ASIN
I know many things to do with publishing seem alien and acronyms don't help. Well, let me demystify these two. ISBN: International...
Content Writing
Joanna Penn swears by this. Write stuff that has to do with your writing. Give it away free and people will be able to see what your...
Naming your novel
I was talking to a fellow writer and picking titles for books. He mostly stumbled on them by the time he had finished writing the book. I...
5 ways to write faster
I have a writing class every Friday. At this time of the year the kids are kind of 'Meh' about their writing as it is the same thing...
