Founder of www.buildbookbuzz.com, Sandra Beckwith, shares the skills needed to excel at book promotion. Self promotion involves being a good writer. The good news for authors is that this is hopefully a given. Whether you’re crafting a tweet or a...

Founder of www.buildbookbuzz.com, Sandra Beckwith, shares the skills needed to excel at book promotion. Self promotion involves being a good writer. The good news for authors is that this is hopefully a given. Whether you’re crafting a tweet or a...

The most difficult subjects can have the biggest payoff, says author Madeline Sharples. When writing her first memoir, Leaving the Hall Light On , it was painful to recall her experiences with her son's mental illness and suicide. What comforted Sharples...

Author Judy Cobb Dailey defines the term cozy mystery novel and discusses the cozy mystery novel audience. She imagines the reader as a woman with a cup of tea and a cat. The reader enjoys small world stories with no graphic violence or sex. While...

Author Judy Cobb Dailey defines the term cozy mystery novel and discusses the cozy mystery novel audience. She imagines the reader as a woman with a cup of tea and a cat. The reader enjoys small world stories with no graphic violence or sex. While...

Most authors have blogs that reach out to their fans and to publishers with information about their lives and work. Some authors may never need more than a basic blogging platform. Yet often, an author would like more flexibility with sales (ecommerce...

Reaching readers is an important goal of any author. Creating an e-mail distribution list is one way to reach readers. These lists of contacts can be large and unwieldy. The following advice will help you create and manage a large e-mail list successfully...

You are an author and want to use the power of the Internet. There are numerous ways to market online. Regardless of the number of digital marketing plan components you implement, you should work to rise above the noise of the web and also present an...

Laurel Anne Hill grew up in San Francisco, with more dreams of adventure than good sense or money. Her close brushes with death, love of family, respect for honor and belief in a higher power continue to influence her writing and life. KOMENAR Publishing...