The new world of Amazon SO much changes at Amazon that the Author Learning Center hosted this AMAZON 2020 session to help you create a marketing and promotion plan for 2020 for your online sales at Amazon. This session covers: • What you can do with...

Discover how Facebook can serve to further your writing and enhance your interactions with the public by creating a platform. This webinar with author L.E. Perez will demonstrate to you how to set up your Facebook account, create a Facebook page, and...

You can write the best book in the world, but unless you take the right steps, the readers won’t even know it exists. A book is a work of art, but once you decide to give it away in exchange for money, it becomes a product. The price you charge and the...

What do writers like Andy Weir and E.L. James have in common? They both started their careers as self-published authors and achieved significant success with their very first books. If they did it, you can do it, too. The difference between the writers...

Did you know that readers need to see a book by a new author at least five times before they even consider buying it? It can be promoted in a blog post by their favorite book blogger, a local newspaper article, their Facebook or Instagram newsfeed, or...

Stephen King once said, “To write is human, to edit is divine.” As an editor, I love that sentiment, but I know that many writers are not so sure what exactly an editor does. What’s the difference between a development editor and a copy editor? When...

You've launched your book with a bang, now what? Is it better to go off the radar until you have a new novel to brag about, or to keep engaging with your audience? Well, the old saying “out of sight, out of mind” applies to the publishing industry...

The poetry genre is a form of literature that can be difficult to define. Traditionally, it can be described as text that uses rhythm and rhyme to evoke emotion and meaning; however, poetry often shakes traditional definitions. So, what is poetry?...

Everyone has art philosophy when it comes to front cover design, but what about the practical elements of front cover design? Read on to learn what you should include in the front cover and how to factor in the idea of hierarchy – that all things cannot...