5 Tips for Targeting Your Book’s Audience
By Bette Daoust, PhD If you have done a great deal of reading around the topic of marketing, you will find that one of the first topics from any guru is to define your target market. If you think that everyone is your target, then you may have to send out a lot of marketing messages(…)
Tips for Podcasting Your Literary Work
By Kim Smith As recently as last month a new audiobook series came out on CD for audio listeners to enjoy. It was not an author that anyone really knew for his writing. We all knew him because he was once a famous general. Once? Well, I guess you never lose that distinction, do you? And(…)
How to Write a How-To Book
By Patrick Smyth Many people are searching for simple solutions to solve what appear to be complex problems. They want to see the solution laid out in a few easy steps. Of course, not all complex problems can be addressed that easily. However, you have already solved the problem, and you’ve done it well. You(…)
Tips for Becoming a Successful Multi-Title Author
By Nina Amir I believe that authors should plan out their careers from the start so when they come to me with one book idea, I ask them about what other books they plan to write. When I know what other stories and ideas they have to share, it helps me see the trajectory of(…)
Your Writing Project: 3 Suggestions to Get You Started
By Krystalina Soash YIKES… You’ve got a writing project! Is it a book report, an essay, an English Class project, or a manuscript? Wait a minute, what’s this? Is that you just staring at your computer screen? Do you find that blank piece of paper intimidating? When do you plan to start your writing project?(…)
Sell More Kindle Books – Writing Your Book to Reach All Your Markets
By Steve Johnson When I began self-publishing Kindle books back in 2012, I wrote for a single audience. It never occurred to me that other groups of readers were interested in learning about my subject. It was almost by accident that I finally discovered there are different audiences I should be writing for and many(…)
“Write My Book” With a Pro Ghostwriter
By Karen S. Cole You say you want to “write my book.” Yet, you are not quite sure exactly how to go about doing this. Should you write it yourself, or hire a professional book writer to create one for you? Should you save money by writing out a complete manuscript, and then hire a(…)
Dear Writer: Your Book is a Product
By Tony Grayson Writers are artists. Whether they write to entertain or to inform, they tend to be sure-footed and independent presenters of a product. Such traits often hinder new writers of a major literary work, such as a novel. The Reader’s Point of View You have an idea that you wish to turn into(…)
You’re Published – Now What?
By Tina Glasneck The journey to publication can be arduous and for those considering the indie route, it is not for the faint of heart. When the book is finally done, one has moved from being an author to being a business owner and this entails promotion, marketing and finding the right type of exposure.(…)
