Your novel's point of view (POV) is all about the perspective from which the story is told. When it comes to POV, there are a few traps new authors tend to fall into. One, writers believe their story needs to be told from the POV of their main character...

Gathering email addresses is an important marketing technique because it's a list of people who have already expressed interest in you. It's a built in audience for your marketing efforts. Every time you release a new book, have an event, or host a workshop...

Gathering email addresses is an important marketing technique because it's a list of people who have already expressed interest in you. It's a built in audience for your marketing efforts. Every time you release a new book, have an event, or host a workshop...

Your novel's point of view (POV) is all about the perspective from which the story is told. When it comes to POV, there are a few traps new authors tend to fall into. One, writers believe their story needs to be told from the POV of their main character...

There are two main types of income: active and passive. Active income is when you go to work, punch a time-clock and get paid for the amount of time you spend doing your job. Passive income is when you do some work and get paid for it again and again...

When developing your book’s marketing strategy, there are several factors to consider. Social media campaigns, press releases, blog tours, mini-book tours, author readings, and signings are some of the elements of a good marketing strategy. Each of...

Many authors see an e-book as a starting place for their publishing dreams. Their ultimate goal is to publish their book as a print book. This is certainly possible, as illustrated by the story of Amanda Hocking’s self-published e-books that caught fire...

Point of view is one of the most powerful and at the same time one of the most misunderstood tools in a writer’s kit. Should genre help decide which point of view to choose? Why are so many sci-fi stories and fantasies written in third-person narration...

I’ve made a lot of money for authors—millions of dollars—but they still can’t quit their day jobs, because that money doesn’t come in right away. At first, they think, “Oh my God, I’ve got a six hundred thousand dollar advance,” but that money comes...

Not all agents currently handle self-published books. About six months ago, I interviewed a lot of agents I know for a blog article I was working on. A lot of them said, “Are you kidding? I would never handle a self-published book. Those people are crazy;...