Category Archive for ‘Publishing Industry’

Last year, after several years of being asked to consult with other authors and indie publishers, I finally formalized this part of my marketing business into a consultancy called The… read more →

Okay, y’all (stop it, I’m allowed! My interview subject is a Texan!) – I’m very excited to be sharing with you the first half of an info-packed interview I recently… read more →

Today I ran across an author website that I think is just excellent, and want to share it with you. Author Jenna Blum has created a compact little site that’s… read more →

Regardless whether you’ve written fiction or nonfiction, there are likely several ways you can effectively promote your book to schools and schoolchildren of appropriate ages. This series will explore things you can do to make your book promotable to them, including how to get in front of the eyes of teachers and others who buy books for classroom use.

If we assume a similar level of well-chosen topic and quality, appealing writing, the difference between a successful author and one who’s struggling is the difference in their attitudes about and efforts toward promoting their work.

I had a question yesterday from a writing colleague, whom I met at last year’s annual conference for ASJA (American Society for Journalists and Authors — if you’re not a… read more →

Are you working on a novel? What’s it about? Struggling with anything? Share here, or over on our discussion forum. We’d love to talk with you about it.

I’m one of those authors who enjoys getting away from the lonely keyboard once in a while, and I’m pretty sure I’ll always want to do in-person appearances in my home region. I’ll take advantage of the ability to do so in other places when I’m traveling anyway. But since we can’t stop the publishing world from changing, I’m also choosing to become the best darn virtual tour producer/promoter/star that I can be. I invite other authors to join me in being good promoters of our books, as well as good promoters of environmentally responsible choices.

This legacy post first appeared on my old blog September 12, 2009: According to the Southern Review of Books:
Two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot stories by Agatha Christie have been discovered… read more →

A legacy blog post that first appeared August 24, 2009: As a self-published author, I knew when I was starting my publishing company that sooner or later I’d want to… read more →