Business & Planning Archives

What the Ideal Author Website Looks Like

Whether you use your website for content marketing or as a static home for information about you and your books, a website – in this day and age – is a must for all authors. Partner members, AllAuthor, are here to tell us what an ideal author website should contain.

September 16, 2019
Laksmhi Padmanaban
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion

Everything You Need to Know About SelfPubCon

The Self-Publishing Advice Conference is HERE! I'm going to tell you absolutely everything you need to know about SelfPubCon including how to attend and how to get the most out of the conference.

#SelfPubCon Speaker Line Up

The Self-Publishing Advice Conference is almost upon us Digital Book World kicks off this week and there's just five days to go until our own #SelfPubCon. While we’re preparing the presentations, I thought I’d share the schedule so you can plan your conference attendance.

September 9, 2019
Sacha Black
Business & Planning, News, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion

The Indie Author Rights Program

The Indie Author Publishing Rights Program is an Alliance of Independent Authors program that educates and encourages authors to selectively license publishing rights to trade publishers at home and overseas, TV and film producers and other rights buyers.

September 5, 2019
Sacha Black
Business & Planning, Process 7. Rights Licensing

The Benefits of Writing Conferences

The life of a writer can be a solitary one; and while an active social media platform goes some way towards overcoming feelings of isolation, it’s not the same as meeting people face-to-face. There are lots of ways you can do this, from writing classes and socials, to digital conferences like our #SelfPubCon. If you haven't registered yet, the next conference is in less than three weeks, hop over here to sign up. Elizabeth Dulcie, author member, has just been to two in-person writing conferences and is here to tell us why you should be attending conferences too.

National Cozy Mystery Day

There are hundreds, possibly thousands of niche categories in publishing and understandably, we all love the genre we write in. But as hardened niche writers, it gets a little frustating when no one knows what you're talking about. Author member Sarah Weldon, has taken matters into her own hands and created a national Cozy Mystery day to celebrate the genre she's so proud of.

August 30, 2019
Sarah Weldon
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Audiobook Promotion for Indie Authors

We've been focused on audiobooks this month, with posts on the future of audiobooks, how to narrate them, and many more. But today brings something a little different. Today, author member Mary Louisa Locke looks to the promotion and marketing of audiobooks.

August 26, 2019
Mary Locke
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion

What Control Really Means for Indie Authors

For an indie author, maintaining control over our work is often one of the reasons we choose to be and stay indie. We want control of our covers, our plots, our characters. And why not, it's our business. Author member JJ Toner explores what control really means for indie authors.

August 24, 2019
JJ Toner
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Opinion: Future Audiobook Trends

The audiobook market has grown in double figures for six straight years with a 37.1% growth in the USA in 2018. If you haven't entered the audiobook market yet, now is seriously the time. Author member Dawn Brookes is here with a look forward at where she thinks the future of audiobook publishing is heading.

August 23, 2019
Dawn Brookes
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution

Ten Nonfiction Elements That Boost Your Business

Years of experience make an industry expert. But it's often not until they have a nonfiction book in their expertise area that they become speakers and propel their business into the limelight. But should all businesses have nonfiction books? Partner member, Karen Williams from The Book Mentor, thinks that if you do write a book on your expert area, there are ten nonfiction factors that make business boom which should be included.

August 19, 2019
Karen Williams
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion

A Simple Book Marketing Timeline for Holiday Sales

Most people look forward to holiday season, but for indies, the price of advertising goes up and sales are harder to come by because the market is more competitive. But if you spend time building a sustainable business and reader-base then you can set yourself up for success. Partner member from Author Marketing Experts, Penny Sansevieri, talks us through a simple book marketing timeline.

August 16, 2019
Penny Sansevieri
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion

When to Break Writing Rules as an Indie

I'm sure if we all looked hard enough, we'd be able to find a bit of rebel inside us. But there's a time for rebellion and a time for sticking with grammar rules. After all, they stop sentence errors and awkward reader emails. But one of the many luxuries of being an indie author is being able to selectively break rules. Rosalind Minett, author member, is pulling out her inner rebel to talk about when it's okay to break writing rules as an indie.

August 15, 2019
Rosalind Minett
Business & Planning, Opinion, Process 1. Editorial

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