Authors, are you adapting to the power of the Amazon-centric world? Of all the social media tools available to authors, Amazon leaves a lot of control to their sellers if they can learn how to wield the current algorithms. Put our 3 best tips into...
Every author has a great sigh of relief when she writes the last words in a book. Enjoy that moment, you deserve a bit of celebration. Once you've patted yourself on the back a couple of times, the real work is just beginning. Your first draft isn't...
For a reader, a book review is often a thank-you to an author, a note telling them how much they appreciate their book. For an author, reviews can make or break sales of the next book in a series. An author's income can live or die on how many good...
They're called beach books or summer novels. Books that entertain, and that readers never want to put down. Of all the bestselling authors in business today, James Patterson may be the absolute best at figuring out exactly how to write a book that...
Every artist needs tools, and the first tool an author needs is an outline. Even if you're a dedicated pantser (one who writes by the seat of his pants), having a general idea where your story is going will help keep it from running off the rails....
As a perennial member of the top 10 bestsellers lists, Stephen King undoubtedly knows a lot about writing popular books. King's sold over 350 million books around the world, with a good number of them being made into movies. Fame has never gone to...
While there's only one of you, if you're like most authors, you're doing the job of three. Scheduling editing time, social media time and any other income-based work can be a tricky juggle. Your goal is successfully accomplishing all of the above,...
Have you been to a story slam? They're high-energy, the story-tellers are vivacious and the audience has a chance to really get a feel for an experience. If you're an audiobook author, have you considered putting your most loyal fans to work by...
Social media has a funny way of "flipping the script" every few months with new algorithms, making it a challenge to know what that social media "brain" is thinking. You can stay posted to make sure your efforts are maximized and not simply getting...
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