Money Upfront: How Authors Crowdfund their Books: Ben Galley
Writing a Prequel: Why Write It and How to Market It
Sometimes, despite your best-laid plans to write and self-publish series of novels, an out-of-sequence idea leaps out of nowhere…
Book Marketing: How to Use MailChimp and Bookfunnel to Grow Your Author Mailing List
It's received wisdom in the world of self-publishing that authors should strive to develop email lists of readers interested in…
Amazon Sales Rank: Taming the Algorithm
Confused by the behavior of Amazon's sales rank? John Doppler takes the mystery out of this frequently misunderstood feature. We're…
Writing: Using Initials in Your Writing Name
A practical post today for anyone thinking of using initials in their author name. This may seem like a minor…
How I Do It: Indie Authors Share the Secrets of Their Success – This Week: Shayne Parkinson
Getting, and responding to, the daily emails from her readers, is all the inspiration Kiwi Author Shayne Parkinson needs to write…
How I Do It: Indie Authors Share the Secrets of Their Success – This Week: Marie Force
Want more success? Write more books. Our interview with the lovely US indie and trade-published author Marie Force makes refreshing…
How and why to set up an Amazon author page by Mark GIllespie
From Australia, Scottish indie author Mark Gillespie makes a compelling case for every self-published writer to set up their own…
Book Marketing: How to Develop and Use an Indie Author Brand
With so many other authors vying for the same readers, what's the best way to stand out from the crowd?…
5 Top Tips for Self-publishing Memoirs and Autobiography
Thinking of self-publishing a memoir or autobiography? Sarah Juckes of CompletelyNovel offers top tips on how to give it the…
Why Book Talks Aren’t Just About Selling Books
Following our post a week ago examining the real purpose and benefits of book blog tours, today we're tackling the topic…
