Are you doing the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) writing challenge this November or simply looking for a way to organize your creative thoughts? We’ve got some worksheets we think will help. Two bundles from our best-seller THE NOVEL AUTHOR’S WORKBOOK. We decided to gather some of our best worksheets which people have loved from our… Read More Writing Challenge Worksheets
Sara Davison, Canadian author of The Watcher and The Seven Trilogy, talks about the importance of telling your reader the motivation behind the actions to create a multi-dimensional character — “A few years ago, my daughter and her friends were standing in their schoolyard across from a dollar store. They noticed… Read More Multi-Dimensional Characters with a post by Sara Davison
What Does a Ranking Number Mean on Amazon? If you’ve published a book and it’s available on Amazon, you’ll notice there’s a Sales Rank number on your book page. This number is important to help you check how your book is selling. The lower the ranking number the better your book is doing in sales.… Read More What Ranking Numbers Mean on Amazon
New Novel Author’s Workbook Do you have note pages strewn all over your desk or in files you can’t find? Do you want to ditch all the scattered brainstorming papers and word documents you have for your novel? We’ve got just the thing for you! Our new author workbook is available now from Amazon and… Read More The Novel Author’s Workbook
In the growing world of self-publishing and being an independent author, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by all the things you need to do to get your work out there. Marketing can be pretty time consuming, especially if you don’t have a plan or a goal. You can end up wasting a lot… Read More Social Media for Fiction Authors
Are you an author who’s wondering how to market your book? We could all use some tips in that area. In this blog, we’ll cover the ways you can use your blog/website and other social media to create a marketing funnel. How to Build a Social Media Marketing Funnel for Authors Define Your Goal Decide… Read More How to Build a Social Media Marketing Funnel for Authors
Social media ‘gems’ are snippets about your work which you can use on social media to attract readers to your Facebook, Google, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest profiles to find out more about you. If they’re too long most people won’t actually read them and you’re probably not going to sell a lot of books. So,… Read More Creating Social Media ‘Gems’ From Your Novels
Let’s take some time to talk about marketing your book. We’ll first be talking about creating a marketing foundation before going onto specifics in other blog posts. I know many independent authors who struggle with marketing their books and creating a plan of action. The fact of the matter is that most are doing it… Read More Marketing Your Book Before You’ve Published