KDP Select Versus Wide Distribution? Best to Try Both If you’ve been following my newsletter (subscribe here) the last month or so, you know that I have been evaluating my options with regard to Amazon’s KDP Select Program, and wide…
Writing is hard. It takes creativity, commitment, perseverance, and a lot of luck. And that’s on a good day. Not every day is a good day—Chaos Rules In fact, many days seem designed specifically to derail us as writers.…
I have been blogging for almost a decade, but every year my post about trends in romance novels remains my most popular post. Why? Because understanding how to evaluate market trends can mean the difference between success and failure for…
Today I spoke with a fledgling author looking for ways for her readers to discover her work. Last week, I met another author with five published books who sought marketing tips and secrets to broaden her readership. One writes…
When we start talking about software, I am mostly out of my depth, but what I know I, I know. And the products I recommend below I know—or know about. Does the market shift like quicksand under our feet? You…
Why did I ever think I had to go it alone? Welcome to the first edition of my author’s toolbox. Today I want to start where I began. Not really. I began by flailing, and failing, miserably. This is where I…
I am an author. I have been an author for more than a decade and in that time, I have heard one question over and over again, “why don’t you coach authors?” Because being an author for me is being…
I am so excited to have USA Today Bestselling author Eileen Troemel visiting the blog again this week. She is bringing us an early Christmas gift in the form of her newest book, Bah Humbug. Here’s more about the book,…
As I write my All’s Crazy in Love series, focused around one big dare and one big wedding, I can’t get the idea of my billionaire couples, weddings, honeymoons—and what comes after—out of my mind. After all, it’s June. The…
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