By Robin D. Owens Hook me, baby Occasionally I pick up one of the unread books I’ve purchased and say, “hook me, baby.” Most of the time I realize why I didn’t read the book right away, and often I just go to something else. The amount of time I can spend reading is extremely…
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Five Ways to Improve YOUR Conference Experience
Many (if not most) professional authors understand the value of attending writers’ conferences. In addition to offering valuable writing tips and marketing classes, conferences provide an unparalleled opportunity to network and connect with other authors and industry professionals. But are you getting the most from your conference experience? Here are some tips for turning a…
Five Things You Might Not Expect Going Indie
I’m very nearly through my first venture in independent publishing, and I thought it might be helpful to share some of the things I didn’t see coming.
I’m not going to spend time on the things that are easy to see. Obviously you’re going to need a cover and some sort of editing. But there are some other things you’ll need when the manuscript is all polished and shiny that you might not have thought about in advance.
Finding My Heroic Fantasy Chops Only to Descend into the Horror Pit Of Marketing … by M. K. Theodoratus
Story telling has been part of my life since I went on “adventures” with an ‘imaginary” friend. Over the years, I’ve written lots of fiction in many genres, but I usually gave up on most writing projects about a third through. Writing was like an unscratched itch for me, so, I decided to study the…
Launching Your Book—What Works and What Doesn’t?
I’m about six months out from the launch of my next book and am working on plans for the launch. Call it a publicity plan or a marketing plan or a launch plan…it pretty much boils down to the same thing. The tough part is that I don’t have any true data indicating what works…