“ Fan fiction, for many people, is ... a gateway drug to all other fiction writing .” —Emma Lord Before Amazon came out wit...

It will come as no surprise that the number one way to get reviews is to ask for them. Today I talk about, first, who to ask and, seco...

This blog post is a continuation of a series I began on Wednesday ( Write a Book in 15 Days ). Today I talk about a topic entire books h...

This month, one of my favorite mystery writers, Elizabeth Spann Craig , shared her checklist of things to do when she publishes a book: ...

Theresa Ragan has written the most useful article I've read concerning what Amazon's sales ranking means: Sales Ranking Chart . ...

Have you ever quit writing for a period of time? Perhaps for years? I did. I was a teenager and had written a story I was particularly...

This is from Galleycat: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing is reportedly planning to remove Kindle books that have fewer than 2,500 words....

PubIt! Is Now NOOK Press Update (April 12, 2013): This is from David Gaughran: Barnes & Noble re-launched PubIt! this week as No...

Amazon KDP Select C.J. Lyons , a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, describes the Amazon Select program: In exchang...

Amazon is acquiring Goodreads . This news shocked me. I hope the wonderful book culture that has developed over at Goodreads doesn't...

Joe Konrath Made $100,000 On Amazon Over 6 Weeks Through Using Amazon KDP Select That's right, Joe Konrath made $100,000 over at Am...

What would I do without The Passive Voice Blog ? I shudder to think! Passive Guy (aka David P. Vandagriff ) tweets the best, most interes...

Joe Konrath has been trying numerous strategies to increase his sales--including reducing the price for Whiskey Sour , the first book in ...

This is a continuation of yesterdays post, Edward Robinson And How To Sell Books Using Amazon KDP Select , but today we're going to t...