Book Marketing: How to Use Bookmarks to Market Self-published Books
Here's an easy way to market your books - and a refreshingly low-tech one! Top tips on producing and using great bookmarks from US indie author Karen Myers.
Distribution: Getting Global Reach for your Self-published Books
While many first-time indie authors, and more seasoned ones who have been happy with their sales on Amazon, may opt…
Writing: How to Create a Language for a Fantasy Novel World
My reading resolution for 2016 is to get over my aversion to made-up names - a childish prejudice that forms…
Opinion: What’s the point of an author website?
With so many opportunities to reach readers provided by social media, is it really worth going to the time, trouble,…
How to Use Createspace (KDPPrint) and Ingram Spark Together
In a useful follow-up to Jim Giammatteo's invaluable Watchdog piece recommending that indie authors use both CreateSpace and Lightning Source…
Book Marketing: How to Use Pretty Links
A D Starrling and Karen Myers describe how they've used what A D describes as "one of the best marketing tools…
Publishing: How To Find & Work Successfully With A Cover Illustrator
Karen Myers, American self-published author, provides a helpful and comprehensive case study of how she sourced new book covers for…
Why Indie Authors Should Give Honest Reviews as Readers
Undaunted by the hostile response to a 2* star review that she'd left on Amazon, indie author Karen Myers asserts…