While giving a workshop recently I opened the floor to question and answer and one of the writers asked what I thought about e publishing vs...
E Publishing vs Traditional Publishing – Choosing a Publisher That’s Right For You!
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Nonfiction Writing, Publishing, and Book Marketing Tips
Practical advice to help first-time authors write, publish, and market their books.
How do I make money as a writer? Part I
Writers often time have a desire to write full time, but feel the income from writing (especially in the beginning stages of a writer’s career)...
The Life Of A Writer: Don’t sweat the small stuff!
This subject has been on my mind so strongly that I thought it would make a great blog post. In 2008, I read a book that changed my life. I...
The Life Of A Writer – And this too shall pass…
Think and Grow Rich, In The Meantime, and All The Joy You Can Stand are all books that will have a permanent space on my bookshelf. These books all...
Author Branding – Determining your brand
Authors, one of the first things you want to do when developing your marketing plan is determine your brand. What is a brand? The American Marketing...
How to successfully network as a writer
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller People like to network with passionate people. People who are CONFIDENT and...
Keep writing! You can do it!
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." -Albert Einstein Even though I've been writing since a very young age, I...
Can I Write A Book? Discover If Writing Is For You!
All aspiring writers have asked the question, can I write a book? And you've probably asked the question because you've yet to discover whether...
Do you let others define your goals?
The other day I was having a conversation with someone I know and she shared that a guy she was interested in dating was a Michael Jackson...
What makes you decide to read a book?
I'm a sucker for a good book! Being a new author or someone I've never heard of has no bearing on whether or not I will read your book. Initially,...
Is the Internet the death of the bookstore?
Psst... I have a confession to make. "I'm an Amazon.com type of girl." There I said it! I'm a writer and I make all of my book purchases online even...
What made you become a writer?
This post is a follow up to a really good discussion we had on yesterday - Are you scared to call yourself a writer? If you missed that post, make...