Book Writing Advice: Five Tips for Increasing Productivity for Authors
One of the most difficult things about being an author is to get down the words. You spend days thinking about writing, then the time comes to sit down to write and every possible distraction gets in the way. From social media, to shopping, and paying your bills, all of it gets in your way when you switch on the laptop and open the page of the manuscript.
Crowdfunding: It’s Not Just About The Money
Crowdfunding has revolutionised other industries and it is now starting to impact the publishing world. Like indie publishing, crowdfunding is is about creating accessibility to book publishing for everyone.
Book Marketing Advice: Train Your Book Publicity Brain
You are an author because you enjoy writing. You enjoy the creativity, the freedom, the solitude (within limits). If you write fiction, you may enjoy creating vivid characters and making imaginary places real. If you writing non-fiction you enjoy explaining,…
Marketing a Self-Published YA Novel? Whatever You Do, Don’t Target Teenagers
We all know that one of the hottest-selling publishing areas at the moment is the YA or young adult novel. But historically teenage books had always been difficult to sell, after all the last thing a teenager is going to respond to is an “old” person telling them what they should read.
Know Your Rights! – Tips for Making the Most of Book Sales Opportunities
Rights are one of the most difficult aspects of publishing for authors and publishers to comprehend – and as a result they are often ignored entirely. However, rights sales are not only a valuable and under-exploited revenue stream but understanding can also help protect authors from copyright theft and exploitation.
Book Publicity and Marketing: Making the Most of Radio Interviews
Radio interviews are one of the best publicity opportunities for the self-published author. Radio shows are plentiful and they are often on the lookout for interesting people to talk to. But in order to take advantage your story must be pitched to the right producers in the right way, you need to know how to talk about your book effectively, and you must turn the interview into sales.
Book Writing Advice: Why I Write Books for Boys (Hint: Because They Need Them)
The last thing I had intended to do was to write YA Dystopian Trilogy. I had originally planned to write an adult thriller and was almost ready to start the hard work. However, during my planning stage, I had set three questions for my lead character.