Many authors don’t think they need a website because they rely on social media, book venues such as Amazon, or their publishers. Relying on outside websites doesn’t help you build your audience, even though it may be bringing you some sales. In order to build your own personal audience you need to have your own…
This one’s a tough nut to crack. Avoiding cliches is like avoiding headaches. We’d all love to, but there’s no way we’ll ever completely avoid them. With hundreds of cliches, they’re as thick as pea soup, and therefore, often the first ideas which come to mind. Cliches are simply too ingrained into our patterns of…
First of all, you may be asking, what is SEO and what does it matter to me? I’m just putting my website up so that people can go there and see my stuff – right? Yes, it matters a lot, just as much as grammar and punctuation matters to writing. Read: Tips on Getting Traffic…
Social media can seem a daunting task for many authors, but it can be a lot easier if you go about it the right way. Just like everything else, it does take some work and practice to get it going, but the rewards can be extremely lucrative. You’re main goal is to build and engage…
Mainly this post is regarding Twitter, but much of it applies across all social media platforms. You may not realize how important your social media profile is to your audience’s expectations, but it gives them a first glance at who you are and in seconds they make a decision about you – just by a…
Having trouble getting motivated to write? You’re not alone. Many writers struggle with keeping up the motivation. What you often need to keep up that motivation is keep a steady momentum with daily goals. As a writer, and (recovering) procrastinator, I’ve tried lots of ways to keep going with writing – but still often let…
How to format your MS – kids books to YA fiction – standards – no matter whether email or print When submitting your book manuscript to send to an agent or a publisher there are guidelines you need to follow in order for it not to end up in the rejection pile without a chance….
Tips – ideas – especially for children’s books When you’ve spent a lot of time on your book and then you’re ready to submit to an agent, writing a query letter can seem as if it’s more difficult than the book itself. Most authors fret more about their literary agent query letter than their manuscript….
To Put On Your Author Website or Physically Mailed As an author in the 21st century, you certainly have to be more vigilant with your own book marketing than ever before, in which case, many authors find themselves having to learn marketing as well. Many authors think this is only relevant to the self-publishing industry,…
Yes, you need to work on your SEO skills – even if you’re just an author trying to sell books, writing a personal blog, or operating an eCommerce shop. As an author SEO should be one of the top skills to learn if you plan on doing any type of self-promoting of any kind. You…