Posts Tagged ‘author’
Realistic Authorpreneur Expectations
Whether your writing goal is to make enough money to pay off the car, quit your job or be a USA Today bestseller, there are tools that exist to help you be an authorpreneur. What is an Authorpreneur? An authorpreneur is someone determined to have an author career, small or large. They are committed to…
Read MoreHow to Build a Street Team
Do you have a favorite author? I mean like someone you buy as soon as the pre-order is up? I love CJ Box’s Joe Pickett series. If he had a street team, I’d be the president. I’m on his mailing list, stalk his Twitter and buy his book the hour the pre-order is posted. Why…
Read MoreWhy Writers Should Attend Writers Conferences
I’ve been to five Pikes Peak Writers Conferences This year would have been my sixth and I was teaching four workshops. But with COVID cancelling everything, I didn’t get to go. That bums me out because I love writers conferences. I believe we’ll get back to attending them in person. That could be a while,…
Read MoreEmail Marketing for Authors – How to set it up and build your list
Set up your email service provider and build your list
Read MoreWide or Exclusive Publishing: What Will You Choose?
The wide or exclusive debate is raging. Independently published authors across the community are taking sides on an issue that affects the bottom line and the principle of being an “indie.”
Read MoreIndie vs Traditional Publishing: Which Route is Yours?
The decision to publish indie or traditional depends on the goals of the writer.
Read MoreWriters: Do These 5 Things Before You’re 5
Are you a writer? How old are you? Not your real age, your writing age. I decided seven years ago that I wanted to pursue a professional writing career part-time. So, I’m roughly seven years old in “writer years” or maybe since it’s been part-time, I’m really 3.5 years. Let’s go with that because this…
Read MoreIs Fiction Writing a Business?
Ok, it’s time for some hard truths on whether or not fiction writing is a business. And I’m coming at you from the angle that yes, yes indeed. Writing fiction is a small business. And you are the CEO. You’re also the CFO, CMO, I hear it all the time: “I just want to write.”…
Read MoreStolen Moments: 10 Ways to Steal Writing Time
Did you create a schedule for your writing? I envy writers who have schedules. You know, the type who can sit down every single day at the same time and write? Joe Lansdale writes every weekday from 9 to noon. Nora Roberts is an 8-hour a day writer. Cindi Madsen writes every morning and every…
Read MoreBook Marketing: It’s Part of Your Writing Career!
Book Marketing – the favorite part of your writing career. As writers, all you want to do is market books: Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Amazon ads, and the best, in-person book signings! It’s your lifelong passion to be promoting yourself and books. Yet, every time you see me coming, it’s like …..
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