Writing Tips by J.K. Rowling

Jul 31, 2014 | Writing

I think that most writers admire J.K. Rowling.  We’ve heard how she spent hours writing her books in an Edinburgh café (I vote for Nicholson’s, but Edinburgh café owners seem entangled in a heated debate regarding which one she actually preferred, and I...

Interview with Author A.R. Silverberry

Jul 29, 2014 | Interviews Features and Reviews

You may have read my interview on A. R. Silverberry’s blog. Today, it’s my turn to return the favour. A. R. Silverberry writes fiction for adults and children. His novel, WYNDANO’S CLOAK, won multiple awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award gold...

Conclusions from Smashword’s Survey: How to Sell your Books

Jul 27, 2014 | Marketing

All my author friends spend sleepless nights agonizing over one question: how can I best promote my books? Well, Smashwords recently attempted to answer that question through a survey examining what works and what doesn’t in terms of ebook sales.  You can read the...

My Interviews

Jul 25, 2014 | Interviews Features and Reviews

Tell us a little about yourself Let’s see. I’m your typical statuesque Greek. Or at least I could be with some diet and a lot of exercise. Assuming the plastic surgeries took. Anyway, I’m also an avid reader and architect by training. Instead of building houses,...

The Best Book Marketing Strategies

Jul 24, 2014 | Marketing

I was following the other day a conversation on the best book marketing strategies on LinkedIn. Authors Trish LeSage and Simon Denman, among others, shared some valuable insight, which I think interests us all. The conclusions of the conversation can be summed up as...

When Science Meets Book Reading

Jul 20, 2014 | Marketing

As you know, I enjoy a long love affair with science.  I particularly like scientific discoveries that have some connection to our everyday life, allowing us to extrapolate into other areas. I recently ran into a post on the Daily Mail describing a clever research by...