Author Interview: Indie Author Genese Davis’s Gamer Fiction, “The Holder’s...
This week, we (electronically) sat down with one of our favorite indie authors, Genese Davis, to talk about her journey in indie-publishing! On March 1, 2013, Davis released her very first novel, The...
View ArticleGuest Post: Authors and the Art of Self-Promotion, by Rachael Oku
Authors and the Art of Self-Promotion by Rachel Oku In every industry, the cliché goes that you have to “pay your dues” before you can make it. Is this really true of writing? Recently published...
View ArticleWhy Your Book Isn’t Selling (Part One)
This week Amy and I are on cloud nine. The launch of Wise Ink as a full-service publishing option for authors is going swell. We’re working with authors and doing what we do best. In the process we’ve...
View Article3 Tips to a Book Spine that Sells
We already know how important your book cover design is, but could the spine be even more important? The spine is the first thing seen on a bookshelf in a store, library, or even in the home. Book...
View ArticleGetting Your Book Out There: Distribution Options for Indie Authors
It used to be that getting your book on a bookstore’s shelf was the easiest way to ensure sales. But, as we’ve mentioned before, things don’t necessarily work that way anymore. As an indie author, you...
View Article4 Events to Help you Sell Books
You’ve heard us talk about the importance of a book launch for both marketing and sales. But what about after the launch party? Do you retreat to your website, social media, and Amazon vendor page in...
View Article15 Terms Every Indie Author Should Know
It’s a lot easier to walk the walk in publishing if you can talk the talk. The book world has its own language of shorthand and terms that can make your publishing process a breeze, if you...
View ArticleThe Trick to Presales
As a debut author, one of the hardest things about marketing your book is drumming up interest pre-release. You don’t have any fans yet, and you can only talk about your theoretical book for so...
View Article5 Ways to Help a New Author Out
It’s been said that it takes a village to raise a child. Although there are at least 35 ways you can grow your book yourself, you’re going to need your friends and family to pitch in a little too....
View ArticlePlanning Your World Wide (Web) Tour
Good news, indie authors: you too can feel like Beyoncé when promoting your new book by going on a world-wide tour—a World Wide Web tour, that is. One of the savviest ways authors are harnessing...
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