This is a guest post from author Stephen Gallup. A few years ago, a coworker of mine self-published a novel. Larry’s was by no means the first self-published book I’d read (and enjoyed), or even the first penned by a coworker. However, I was at that time considering self-publication for my own opus, and so gave… Continue reading
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How To Choose A Genre To Write In
When I first starting writing fiction, my #1 question was: “How do I choose which genre to write in?” Since my background was is in marketing/entrepreneurship I became obsessed with trying to mimic the the great financial successes of other authors. People like: Stephen King J.K. Rowling R.L. Stine Nora Roberts James Patterson And others…… Continue reading
Stumbleupon Paid Discovery Versus Facebook Paid Ads
About two weeks ago I decided to hold a little contest with myself to test out Stumbleupon Paid Discovery Versus Facebook Paid Ads. I have used both extensively in the past for various projects, but never for driving traffic to a blog. I will be the first to admit that this case study has serious holes… Continue reading
How To Overcome Negativity And Destroy Trolls With Art
The Internet is a black hole of negativity. Today I saw this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/maycie/this-guy-travelled-the-country-in-a-pink-tutu-just-to-make-h Then I read the comment section… What can I say? No matter what you do, if you put it online someone is going to say you are wrong, inexperienced, stupid, ugly and smell bad. There ain’t no way ’round it, don’t matter who… Continue reading
Interviews With Authors #2 – Belinda S. Frisch
In today’s episode of Interviews With Authors we have the incredible pleasure of hearing from horror, mystery, and thriller author Belinda S. Frisch. Here is the interview: What inspired you to write and self publish your first book? I’ve been a reader and a writer since I was a young. I wrote teen angst poetry… Continue reading
How Nancy Lynn Jarvis Became An Accidental Publisher (Part 1)
Nancy Lynn Jarvis: Accidental Publisher My husband and I owned a small real estate company which we wound down after the real estate collapse in 2008. Our plan was to declare ourselves retired and travel, but our investments weren’t generating enough income to let us do what we planned, and we found ourselves stuck at… Continue reading
Interviews With Authors #1 – Joseph Turkot
There are a few truths about life that echo themselves loudly in the world of writing. #1 – You learn best from others. #2 – There is power in numbers. When I decided 8 months ago that I was going to pursue fiction full-time and use this blog as a stepping stool – I knew… Continue reading
Inspiring Authors To Stay Connected – Guest Post By Author Carrie Wynne
Inspiring Authors To Stay Connected J.K. Rowling’s was one of us. She didn’t have any special circumstances. She was a single mom who was broke and living on social assistance. She had a vision and an inner knowing and the courage to hang on to it. 12 Publishers rejected her book. A small house called… Continue reading
How Easy Is It To Make Money On Kindle?
I recently saw a number of threads in a number of different forums that all asked that same question (in varying degrees): “How Easy Is It To Make Money On Kindle?” With more and more “How To Make Money With Kindle” products being launched almost every day (the most of which are complete garbage),… Continue reading
8 Kindle Case Studies That Will Make You Think Twice Before Self-Publishing
There is nothing more helpful than being able to look under the hood of someone’s business who has reached the level of success that you want to achieve. This is why I happily pay $2k+ per month in coaching services from various business and writing coaches – just so I can get that kind of… Continue reading