Let's talk about book marketing.  I prefer to concentrate on writing so I tend to shy away from marketing. That said, writers...

This is a writing blog, not a movie blog, but I've always wondered why some movies--movies with the same stars in them--do well and s...

Who Is Russell Blake?  This advice comes from Russell Blake. So, before we roll up our sleeves and get into the nitty-gritty of advice ...

When I posted the other day about how Mike Reeves-McMillan got honest book reviews he mentioned having put together a press kit. Having...

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

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...

I love Edward Robertson's blog,  Failure Ahoy! , and I recommend it to anyone thinking about publishing their work. Ed is also a wond...

I've blogged before about the importance of a writer having a platform , what a platform is, and how to build one but I've never ...

Amazon's KDP Select program is best for writers who haven't yet cultivated a large readership, but even if you have it can give a...

Dean Wesley Smith holds that writers should write. Period. Sure "promotion can help book sales when done right and for the right rea...

In the first blog post of this series ( What Is A Writer's Platform? ) I discussed what a writer's platform is (a way, a vehicle,...

Branding is a mystery to me. Those in the know say a writer must do it, but I never knew what 'branding' meant or why anyone woul...

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows I'm nuts about Seth Godin . The man has the best ideas! Today Seth blogged that the best...

Guest post on duolit by Lila:  Most authors want to make a profit on their books. Unfortunately, some people don’t care about books an...

It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of Twitter in building my author platform. My Twitter Bio is my public face on Twitter, ...

StarShipSofa.com You've written your novel and now face the daunting task of letting the world know about it. Where to start? While...