Learn how to create an audiobook as an independent author. Cost of audiobooks, how to choose a narrator, choosing who should produce the audiobook and more!
If you want to become a Christian writer you need to establish your identity. How to get started as a Christian writer & get published with these helpful tips.
But how does an indie author sell their publishing rights abroad? We'll explain how to successfully publish your book and distribute through foreign publishers.
How to improve your manuscript (and increase your chance of manuscript acceptance) from an editor. A simple two-step process to improve your manuscript.
Learn how to create an audiobook as an independent author. Cost of audiobooks, how to choose a narrator, choosing who should produce the audiobook and more!
What else can you offer besides your own book to make a giveaway more interesting or fresh? Here are some giveaway examples to help inspire you: 1...
You have the potential to become a successful Christian author. Learn how to begin your Christian writing career and go on to become an award-winning author.
But how does an indie author sell their publishing rights abroad? We'll explain how to successfully publish your book and distribute through foreign publishers.
Why should you enter a book award contest? There are many book award contests you can enter as an indie author. Book contests can expand your advertising reach.
When you join a professional association, you receive great benefits. If you are an independent author or small publisher, you can reap these four benefits from joining an association.
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5 Key Tips for Getting Book Reviews. Ask other authors you know who reviewed their book? Start reviewing other authors' books so they can return the favor.
BookBub is a free service focused on helping readers discover new books. Author profiles on BookBub are a great marketing tool that increases your exposure.
Why Every Author Needs To Make Encouraging Writing Friends Have you ever been discouraged as an indie author? I need encouragement and have often struggled with finding the right friends. Over the years I have learned that having writing friends who are encouraging are paramount to an author’s success. Proverbs 12:26 reminds us to Even as an indie author, I underestimated how much I need to make encouraging writing friends.
Have you ever felt pressured to write the way other expect you to instead of being able to write how you want to?
The November writer can find themselves overwhelmed in this incredibly busy and fun-filled month, but we still need to meet our holiday deadlines!
13 common self-publishing mistakes new authors can make. If you're self-publishing, check out these most common publishing mistakes, so you can avoid them.
Do you know that authors need to collect credits through collaborative writing to help nudge them toward success?
Book manufacturing is the process required to turn a raw manuscript into a final printed product or ebook. Learn about the book production process as an author.
For the Christian author, quality (besides good content) should be a priority. Correctly placed commas are an important aspect of excellent writing.
Has the title of this blog made you question if you are scheduling time for Jesus? Are You Scheduling Time For Jesus? Has the title of this blog made you question if you are scheduling time for Jesus? Are spending enough time with the Lord? Or if you are “doing too much”? Are you putting more time into your business than you are into your faith. Roadblocks To Hanging Out With
Here are some key components to building your press kit. You should consider creating a press kit for the media as an author.
How aspiring christian fiction authors turbocharge their productivity with Plottr, the #1 visual book planning software for writers.
Self-publishing is when an author prints and distributes their own work themselves—usually through a self-publishing platform. An easy guide to self-publishing.
Learn the benefits of paid editorial reviews to build author credibility. The most respected names in the book editorial industry plus their costs as of 2022.
You have the potential to become a successful Christian author. Learn how to begin your Christian writing career and go on to become an award-winning author.
It's great practice for authors to write every day. Learn how journaling can boost writer focus and clarity. Approach journaling mindfully and habitually.
Have you ever been discouraged as a self-published author? Success takes time and planning. Instead of being discouraged, learn to wait on God’s timing.
Overcoming objections that defeat your book writing hurdles. If you can write a blog post, you can write an entire series of books.
What Christian bloggers wish you knew about their blogging journey. How transparency is just one of the hardest things for us to do.
To save you from all the drawn-out stories and disappointments, allow me to take you by shortcut and fill you in on how I would go about book publishing today.
When you join a professional association, you receive great benefits. If you are an independent author or small publisher, you can reap these four benefits from joining an association.
You've finished writing your book and are wanting to prepare for a successful book launch. Discover the ultimate guide to launching a book as an indie author.
Each year, authors can exhibit their books at a number of global trade shows and conferences. Trade shows are great author promotion and author marketing.
A good memoir can be as compelling to read as a fiction thriller. In fact, it involves many of the same characteristics as a novel, and many memoirs reach significant numbers of readers. When someone asks you to help them write their memoir, where do you begin?
This article was first published on bookworks.co.uk, a hub for indie authors run by Publishers Weekly. Unfortunately, the site has now closed so I'm republishing my guide to bookstagram for indie authors here. If you’re
How aspiring christian fiction authors turbocharge their productivity with Plottr, the #1 visual book planning software for writers.
A good memoir can be as compelling to read as a fiction thriller. In fact, it involves many of the same characteristics as a novel, and many memoirs reach significant numbers of readers. When someone asks you to help them write their memoir, where do you begin?
It's great practice for authors to write every day. Learn how journaling can boost writer focus and clarity. Approach journaling mindfully and habitually.
13 common self-publishing mistakes new authors can make. If you're self-publishing, check out these most common publishing mistakes, so you can avoid them.
Learn how to create an audiobook as an independent author. Cost of audiobooks, how to choose a narrator, choosing who should produce the audiobook and more!
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Reading Time: 6 minutes If you thought writing your book was the hard part about being an indie author, what about developing your self-publishing career? The challenge escalates as you try to separate fact from fiction amidst the onslaught of information out there about self-publishing. I’d love to chat with you about this, to ensure you fully understand your…
Blogging can be hard but dont do it alone. Check out more than 50 Blog Posts that will encourage and give resources to Christian Bloggers to Blog.
My series about Indie Publishing Paths at Fiction University has highlighted some of the choices we have to make as self-published authors, and now it's time to summarize everything we've learned in a step-by-step plan.
6 sure-fire ways to improve your book. These strategies for improving your novel include a list of writing tips that you can start implementing!
6 sure-fire ways to improve your book. These strategies for improving your novel include a list of writing tips that you can start implementing!
A critique group can do a lot of good. It can help a writer in many ways. Here's why you should seek out and attend a writer's critique group.