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9 common mistakes self-published authors make
Self-publishing offers authors a tremendous opportunity to bring their stories to life and share them with the world on their terms. However, the road to self-publishing success is filled with potential pitfalls, especially for new authors. Learn how to avoid them!
Using Art to Crack Life’s Math Problems
How can creating art be like solving math problems? Amanda Miller discusses the ways in which writing her book has healed her.
AI Writing Tools
While artificial intelligence (AI) writing tools may sound like a dream come true for those with high content demands in their life or business, there are many concerns about the legalities of its use for publication and what using these tools might mean for the future of writing and publishing.
With the advent of AI, writing tools can now generate content for you, from as little as title ideas to entire chunks of content for blogs and paragraphs to chapters.
How to Self-Publish a Book
If you were to Google “How to self-publish a book”, over 9-million responses pop up. So how do you know what’s the right option for you? With the advent of print-on-demand intersecting with the hi-tech world of the day, the beauty is that there is no longer a nebulous gatekeeper sitting in a New York City skyscraper deciding if your content is good enough to put into the world. Anyone can get their content into the world. Awesome! But the bad news is that anyone can get their content into the world.
Bound for Success
As the pages of 2023 turn, I find myself immensely grateful for the many books that have woven their way into the fabric of my professional journey as a publishing consultant. This year has been a literary journey, navigating through the diverse landscapes of genres that span from the ethereal realms of fantasy to the grounded and poignant prose of memoir and poetry. Each book I’ve had the privilege to produce bears the unique fingerprints of its author, and together, they form a kaleidoscopic collection that mirrors the vast spectrum of human experience
Crowdfunding Your Book
Depending on an author’s goals, self-publishing a book can come with very little cost or can come with expenses nearing the $10,000 – $15,000 range. For most of our authors, on average, an author may spend up to $10,000 to bring their book to fruition after hiring a publishing consultant, a qualified team of editors, a cover designer, a book layout designer, and the additional production items such as an ISBN or establishing a publishing imprint. For these reasons, some authors have turned to crowdfunding as a way to offset the costs or to fund the book production completely.
Ready for NaNoWriMo
It’s November! Which means it’s also National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo, for short!) Now, NaNoWriMo has historically been acknowledged as the month to write a full novel start to finish, but some writers, we take it as a kick-in-the-butt to write something each day – whether that’s one short story a day or a piece of poetry a day.
Building Buzz
Locally and globally, in your community and around the world, it’s possible to create connections and memorable experiences with readers by utilizing some fun and interesting ways for them to interact with your book. You’ll need to keep a few copies on hand to give away. And if the cat scratches the cover, don’t throw it away—use it for one of these five nifty, inexpensive opportunities to get others involved in the marketing of your book.
How to Create a Book Club Kit for Readers
A book club kit is like a treasure chest filled with everything you need to enhance your reading group’s journey. It’s a curated collection of resources designed to deepen your exploration of a chosen book and facilitate spirited discussions among members.
How to Setup Your Book Buying and Book Signing Tables
Today I am sharing a few of my favorite book buying and book signing table examples, along with tips on how to produce all the author extras you’ll want to offer your readers–such as bookmarks, business cards, buttons and pins and more to lean into their discomfort and dig into their daily choices with a lens of gratitude.
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