I read a really interesting quote by the famous Ray Bradbury recently – it said: “Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” Ray was an…
As a self-published author, I learned early on that there are two bywords in book promotion: shameless and relentless. This is not a time for false modesty. You’ve written a book you can be proud of: Tell the world. Also, you can’t give up after…
You’ve published a book series! A true accomplishment, regardless of whether you planned it or not. But while you were promised great things would emerge at this point in your writing career, you are facing a few challenges. Allow me to tell you…
When I published my first book, Forgetting English, back in 2009, social media wasn’t quite the phenomenon it was today. I had just joined Facebook, I wasn’t on Twitter, and Instagram didn’t even exist. Back then, I relied on email marketing…
Being a guest on someone’s blog is a great, free and (it could happen) fun way to help market your book and expand your readership. It’s not difficult to be a good guest on someone’s blog. Some of you, though, could teach a class on how to be…
