Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Automate your book in the indie publishing world to stay noticed 

Is your book's blog tour about to be over and you've been considering how you will continue to capture your target's eye through author marketing? Springing for public relations in...

If you keep abreast of publishing trends, you know that online courses are all the rage. Non-fiction authors have a huge incentive to enter this attractive market. Why? You already performed most of the work to develop your course when you wrote...

Telling a story in chronological order can easily dull your reader's interest resulting in them not making it past the 3rd chapter. You can keep it fun for readers with the "Four rooms" approach by dividing stories into four parts, then every few...

Plan an online book release party 

Whether you're a newbie author or a seasoned writer, you know that ebook and indie publishing can be expensive, making a physical book tour out of reach for many. Expenses don't have to keep you from having a...

Suffering from writer's block? Try interviewing yourself 

Self publishing an ebook or audiobook but your mind is full of white space? Writers block can be an unnerving experience that many writers are familiar with. Not to worry, re-igniting your...

The holidays are coming, along with thousands of book-buying customers for your work. Now is the best time to break out your creative book marketing ideas to touch base with more readers. Here are 12 holiday-themed book promotion ideas for...

What is a brand? At its simplest, a brand is an image that evokes a response in consumers. When it comes to authors and their brands, it's the ability to convey the essence of your books to readers at a glance. When you see a book by Stephen King,...

The Martian, a movie based on the book of the same name by Andy Weir, is the story of an astronaut who gets stranded alone on Mars. Part of a science expedition, he has the habitat his team lived in, along with their month's worth of supplies. Using...

When authors hear the advice "show, don't tell," they don't often take it literally. But that's exactly what Instagram is designed to do. This social media site is growing faster than any other, especially with younger demographics. Posting on...