If you draw a blank when it comes to having cover art made for your book, rest assured you have many budget-friendly options and need not rely on a publisher or agent to connect you to a book cover artist or designer.
One of the delights of reading fiction is getting lost in the world of the story. Becoming so immersed in that place and time that we get confused when we look up from the page, and have to ask, “Where am I?”
Author Career / Author Entrepreneur
by Beth Barany · Published August 5, 2014 · Last modified August 13, 2014
So you want to be a self-published author! Great! As an indie author or independent author, you have now entered the realm of great power and great responsibility. Experienced indie authors may just want...
I cheer and whoop and holler for other writers’ success; and when I do, I mean it. I genuinely mean it. But I find myself constantly comparing myself to others and how they are doing. Social media doesn’t help with that. Knowing how many followers and likes and comments etc that others have can give me a false sense of triumph and needless disappointment.
Who is the ‘Worst Writer in the World’? Actually, no one knows. Why? Because, there are a lot of terrible writers. And, everyone believes at one time or another, that they are a terrible writer.
Here are some tips to help break down that seemingly permanent wall that many writers sometimes find themselves faced with, a.k.a. the ‘writers block’.
When it comes to blogging, I have learned a few things that I wish I’d when I started. If you’re thinking of starting a blog, or want to be more organised in your blogging, you might find these tips helpful. I may be ‘teaching my grandmother to suck eggs’, but here we go…
Many authors think life is a riddle. And they’re right. They also think that making a lot of money from a novel is difficult. That’s also true. But there are simple ways to make...
Welcome to Artist Entrepreneur Fridays, where we focus having a successful author career from the business and strategic perspectives. This week I have another guest post from Matthew Ashdown, Book Promotion Specialist with FriesenPress....
Many people think getting their novel done is all about having a cat do all the work for them, but actually cats have more writing handicaps than people realize. In this video you’ll learn...
This video is part 3 in a three-video series on how to finish a novel. You know you want to write and complete your novel. So, I’m just wondering… are you ready to do...
In this second video, “The 3 Keys to Finish Your Novel,” Ezra shows how to solve the true problem of finishing your novel. If you’re curious to get your novel done by 2012 surrounded...
Welcome to the weekly Indie Fantasy Author Spotlight. Today we feature Nancy Jane Moore, author of Flashes of Illumination. Thanks for stopping by, Nany! I enjoyed your interview! ^*^ Beth: What got you into...
Welcome to Writing Craft Thursdays where we focus on an element of writing excellent novels. Writing the best book we can is our job! This week’s post comes to us by way of Publetariat,...
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