Authors, 4 Ways to Audit Your Ads by Keri Kruspe
Novelists, learn the four ways to audit your ads and some do’s and don’t’s from scifi romance author, Keri Kruspe, who is right there in the middle of running ads for her novels.
Novelists, learn the four ways to audit your ads and some do’s and don’t’s from scifi romance author, Keri Kruspe, who is right there in the middle of running ads for her novels.
To blog as a novelist: what to blog about and more. The adventures, tips, benefits, and challenges of sci-fi romance author, Keri Kruspe. With lots of resources if you want to start blogging.
Now that Keri Kruspe has gotten more than six months of being an indie author under her belt, she takes a step back to see what (if anything) she would have done differently to start her publishing career.
Travel writing sounds so glamorous; get paid to see legendary places, sample unusual food, sleep in exotic hotels, all on a magazine’s expense account. Wow right?
by Beth Barany · Published August 21, 2014 · Last modified August 19, 2014
Join me in giving a warm welcome back to our monthly columnist, author Kay Keppler, as she shares her tips with us on breaking through writers block. Enjoy! *** You know how hard writing is. Just finding...
artist entrepreneur / Author Career / Author Interviews
by Beth Barany · Published June 11, 2012 · Last modified June 8, 2012
What does it take to be a successful author? It may not be what you think. Here’s the story from guest columnist, Karen Lenfestey, author of A Sister’s Promise.
It’s not what you think. No self-destructing, selfmedicationg, self-denial. Okay, a little…chocolate is okay. Make sure it’s 70% dark (Lindt, yum!) so you get the medicinal properties, too. Really, how do you deal with overwhelm as you navigate your busy indie author career? Well, I can only share with you what I do, what others suggest that I ignore, and things I’ve heard others say work for them.
Author Interviews / Fantasy and Paranormal / Indie Author Series
by Beth Barany · Published December 26, 2011 · Last modified December 29, 2011
This week I interview the author of Cleanse Fire, SWAT meets The Lord of the Rings, by Anastasia V. Pergakis. Comment to participate in her giveaway! Details below. Enjoy!
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales
by Beth Barany · Published December 21, 2011 · Last modified December 22, 2011
Many people think selling their novel takes a lot of time and energy. Well here’s a way that you can set up an automatic system in place to sell your novel to your market. That means there is no going on-line, no going to mixers, no social media, no networking. And you don’t even have to pay for this incredible system! If you have a twitter account, an email account, and just take the time to set this system up, you can have this automated marketing machine working for you in about an hour.
Author Interviews / Indie Author Series
by Beth Barany · Published October 24, 2011 · Last modified October 23, 2011
Welcome to the weekly Indie Fantasy Author Spotlight. Today we feature in interview with fantasy author, Jeri Cafesin, author of the collection of tales, Fractured Fairy Tales of the Twilight Zone. What can you...
Welcome to the weekly Indie Fantasy Author Spotlight. Today we feature American Gothic author, Vanessa Cavendish, author of the work-in-progress, Earthworm Soup. Vanessa, thanks for agreeing to be a featured Author for my Fantasy...
by Beth Barany · Published September 12, 2011 · Last modified September 11, 2011
Welcome to the weekly Indie Fantasy Author Spotlight. Today we feature Tom Barczak, author of Awakening Evarun. Thanks for stopping by, Tom! I enjoyed your interview! Yes, write on! ^*^ Beth: What got you...
We writers know our story circles around three things: plot, setting, and character. I’d like to talk about character. I know you have heard a dozen different ways to create characters, but how about one more time, only with a different take on them.
Author Career / book marketing / Book Promotion / Indie Author Series
by Beth Barany · Published March 14, 2011
Hot off the presses! I recently asked my friends at the Indie Authors Unite on Facebook (and their site) what their #1 marketing tip was. Here’s what they had to say!
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