Book Review – Quit Your Day Job, A Guide for the Self Published Author
Great overview of effective tools and resources for the indie author Quit Your Day Job, A Guide for the Self Published Author is NOT an in-depth technical “how-to.” It IS a conversational guide (i.e.,...
View ArticleBook Review – How to Make, Market, and Sell eBooks All For Free by Jason...
Matthews previews the book’s content early with the following: “I will only market my books in ways that are free or extremely cheap! Guess what? The free stuff actually works better than the expensive...
View ArticleBook Review – The “Wow” Factor: Discover the Secrets to Book Covers that Sell
Kristen Eckstein, best-selling author and power publisher certainly delivers in this short, concise eBook about book covers. It’s not a step-by-step how-to. That would probably take multiple volumes....
View ArticleThe Care and Feeding of an Author
We DO tend to mention very cool books and authors to friends, but we don’t always think of that conversation as a “referral.” We refer plumbers, painters, teachers, and tools to help friends. We...
View ArticleThe Care and Feeding of an Author on Amazon
The post and infographic on The Care and Feeding of an Author seemed to help a lot of authors and friends of authors, so here’s the next installment, The Care and Feeding of an Author on Amazon. The...
View ArticleBook Review – Marketing Your Book On Amazon
Shelley Hitz’s is essentially an insider’s guide for Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and Author Central. It’s like a bag of 21+ golden nuggets of book marketing wisdom. Amazon Tools Through...
View ArticleBook Review – Damn! Why Didn’t I Write That? and The Benefits of Writing...
As a member of several writing groups, I’m often asked about my favorite/most useful book on writing. Hands down, Marc McCutcheon’s is always at the top of my list. (Please forgive the title. I...
View ArticleBook Review – Slices of Life: The Art and Craft of Memoir Writing
I’m thrilled to offer this book review of by Cheryl Butler Stahle. As a technical writer and indie author, I get all kinds of questions about writing and publishing in various genres. As a...
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