My own books on self-publishing are listed first here – those books are comprehensive and will give you all the basics you need to launch your self-publishing career. However, there are some other great books out there on indie publishing and this really should be called a Modern Writer’s Toolkit. Even if you’re focused on traditional publishing, every writer should have… Read More

My, That’s a Beautiful Backpack I’m going to assume you’ve written a wonderful book. Because without that, seriously people, there’s no marketing magic in the world that will make people love your book. And loving your book is a key ingredient to selling your book because word-of-mouth is only grown out of love. So a great book is a given…. Read More

Ch 3.12 Seven Questions to Ask Before Self-Publishing If you’re considering going indie, ask yourself these questions to see if you’re ready to take the leap (and if this path is right for this particular book): 1) Is your craft ready? Have you written more than one or two books? Do you have a writing group or a stable of… Read More

Ch 3.11 Making the Leap I could tell you exactly what I did to prepare for the leap into self-publishing, but your situation is different. I could tell you what worked for my first book launch in 2011, but the landscape has radically changed. Indeed, it changes rather substantially every six months or so. In 2014, we saw the advent… Read More

This is an excerpt from the forth-coming Third Edition of the Indie Author Survival Guide (Crafting a Self-Publishing Career 1) Second Edition is available now The Guide should be read in tandem with For Love or Money (Crafting a Self-Publishing Career 2) Join my Facebook Group (For Love or Money) for monthly consult giveaways! Ch 3.10 The Secret Ingredient: Confidence “The worst… Read More

This is an excerpt from the forth-coming Third Edition of the Indie Author Survival Guide (Crafting a Self-Publishing Career 1) Second Edition is available now The Guide should be read in tandem with For Love or Money (Crafting a Self-Publishing Career 2) Join my Facebook Group (For Love or Money) for monthly consult giveaways! Ch 3.9 Taking the Road Less Traveled* *Apologies… Read More