I just finished my fourteenth year of teaching English at the high school level and look forward to a fifteenth. I think back to when I started, and how I was roped in to teaching a yearbook class because I really needed the job and thought that if I took on some electives, it would … Continue reading »
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The Importance of Kindle Direct Publishing
I have three books on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Here are the advantages: 1. Wider Audience – Kindle Direct Publishing can place your book on thousands of lists and search engines around the globe. They can format your book for Kindle, but I recommend uploading to Nook and Smashwords as well. Kindle is by far … Continue reading »
5 Reasons Why Writers Need Social Media
As a writer, I would say that social media has to be one of the greatest tools I could use to get the word out about my work. When I published my first book, I used Facebook to announce book signings and updates about how the book was selling. That was 2009, and I’ve been … Continue reading »
Successful Self-Publisher Offers Good Advice
Today I read an article about Charles Orlando and how he turned down the traditional publishing houses to self-publish and had fantastic success. He published through Amazon Createspace and then spent a lot of time blogging and networking through social media, building a fan base and promoting his books through them. He has already published … Continue reading »
5 Reasons Why the Self Publishing Industry Will Last
I read an article yesterday entitled “The Self-ePublishing Bubble” on The Guardian. Ewan Morrison writes that according to basic economics, the ePublishing bubble is indeed a “bubble” like the housing “bubble” and the internet “bubble” and will soon burst so we can all stop being silly and realize that traditional publishing is tried and true … Continue reading »
How will SOPA and PIPA Affect the Self-Publishing Industry?
I suppose you have been to Wikipedia today only to find that it takes you to a site informing you about SOPA and PIPA, bills before our legislature right now that will forever change the way we see the internet. I spent 5 weeks in China, who use the same internet filtering and blocking technology … Continue reading »
The Amazing Amanda Hocking
Listening to NPR yesterday in the car I heard a story about Amanda Hocking, the best selling e-novelist who is now a $2 million signed author. I was encouraged by her amazing story. Amanda is a high school grad with some community college courses under her belt who is from a small town and did … Continue reading »
Self Publishing: A High School English Teacher’s Observation
I just finished reading David Gaughran’s post about the self-publishing industry as of last year 2011: The Self-Publishing Year In Review and was nodding my head with every paragraph. It’s true, folks. The publishing industry is definitely changing. Go ahead and read David’s thought provoking and very detailed article, and then come back and read what … Continue reading »
Warning: Self Publishers Beware!
I received another e-mail today from a vanity press which shall remain nameless. I published my first book through them about two years ago and since then have learned several lessons about self-publishing that I would like to pass on any budding novelist who is considering walking down the vanity press route. The e-mail I … Continue reading »
Top 10 Cool Things About Scrivener
I know I’ve written a great deal about Scrivener on my blog, but really, it is one of the best programs for writers out there, and has the potential to help any writer boost their skills through organization, ease of use, and production to multiple formats. First, get the program here. It costs $49, which … Continue reading »
