Selling books as an indie author involves more than writing; it requires effective marketing and reader engagement. Holly Spofford exemplifies this by connecting authentically with her audience, utilizing humor, and leveraging her unique status as a local author. Her approach fosters community and enhances book sales through memorable interactions.
Lots of self-publishing authors say that writing the book is the easy part, because after writing and publishing comes marketing. And it’s hard! With the self-publishing market being so saturated, you need to do everything you can to get your book in front of readers.… Read More »Contests to Enter (and Win!) for Self-Published Fiction Books
If you’re a self-published author, you need to do everything you can to get your book in front of readers. Audiobooks are the fastest growing faction in publishing, and for the past eight years, audiobook sales in the US has had huge increases year over… Read More »Self-Publishing? Here’s How to Create an Audiobook
You’ve finally finished writing your novel manuscript…now what? The writing process can be arduous and long, but fun. After starting with an idea, you develop your idea into an outline, an outline into a plot, and a plot into a fully functional novel. Success! Though… Read More »4 Things Every Writer Must Do Before Publishing
Ever since Amazon released Kindle Direct Publishing in 2007, the book publishing landscape has drastically changed. Now a decade later, authors have more power in their hands than ever, with self-published and independent authors earning approximately 40% of the market share. Where once the Big… Read More »Self-Publishing, Independent Publishing, and Traditional Publishing: Which is Best?
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog on the differences between self-publishing, independent publishing, and traditional publishing—and which one is best for you. Let’s continue the conversation. When it comes to different types of publishing, what pays authors more? For those of you who know me, you… Read More »Self-Publishing or Traditional Publishing: Which Pays Better?
December has been a month of speaking on finding your book’s audience and learning to speak to your book’s ideal reader to convert them into buyers. Once you’ve figured out your target audience, how do you reach them? Countless ways. Here are a few basics—4 MUST DO things on… Read More »The 4 MUST DO Things on Every Self-Published Author’s List for Success
If you’re an author who is planning on self-publishing your book, it is crucial that you have a marketing plan in place. Like I said last week in the blog post 12 Genius Ways to Market Your Book, the more you market your book, the more people will know about… Read More »Choosing a Marketing Company to Promote Your Book
A lot of my clients have asked about whether they should register their work with the US Copyright Office. Even if you haven’t copyrighted your manuscript yet, the moment you put anything on the paper (printed or electronically), it’s your intellectual property, and nobody can take your… Read More »Protect Yourself! How to Copyright Your Book
As a book editor, I’m constantly in tune with what’s going on in the publishing industry. And…drumroll please…BookBaby’s Self-Publishing Survey Results has some great information, some of which I’d like to pass along to you. Since Amazon released Kindle Direct Publishing in 2007, authors have more power… Read More »5 Proven Insights from the Most Successful Self-Publishing Authors