Money Matters: A Brief History Of Currency

Apr 21, 2018 | Fun Historical Facts, Writing

E.L. Skip Knox recently published a great post on one of my favorite resources, Mythic Scribes, titled, History for Fantasy Writers: Money. Knox is the creator of the fantasy world called Altearth, a place where magic is real, monsters roam the land, and the Roman...

My WIP And Men And Women Descriptions In Literature

Apr 19, 2018 | Entertainment, Writing

My current Work In Progress (WIP) is a sci-fi mystery romance taking place 100 years from now on a Greek island. Its working title is Clones (it will change) and yes, I know this is the first time I mention it. I started writing it with a male protagonist and a female...

How “Also Bought” Can Help You Sell More Books

Apr 17, 2018 | Marketing

Ricci Wolman of Written Word Media recently published a detailed post on “Also Boughts.” As the post explains, Amazon is using every trick to increase sales. A particularly powerful one is Also Boughts; the list of items people who bought something also...

Ubersuggest: An Awesome Free Keyword Tool

Apr 15, 2018 | Marketing

You may remember my review of Dave Chesson’s (aka Kindlepreneur’s) KDP Rocket. KDP Rocket is by far the easiest way to find keywords for your Amazon ads, as it searches for books similar to yours (in the Also Bought department) and offers these in a handy...

The Small Town Producing 140 Million Books A Year

Apr 7, 2018 | Publishing

The last page of your favorite mystery novel probably offers this brief, final mystery: “Printed and bound in Berryville, Virginia.” Just where is Berryville, you may ask. A question that can only grow when you learn that a town of some 4,000 people is responsible for...

11 Tips To Using LinkedIn To Promote Your Book

Apr 5, 2018 | Marketing

This is a guest post by Mollie Porein,  a highly skilled web content writer. She knows what an expository essay is and can help you write this kind of assignment. She is interested in topics about education, writing, blogging, motivation, etc. Connect with her on...

Reedsy’s 200+ Story Ideas

Apr 3, 2018 | Writing

Are you suffering from writer’s block? Reedsy, an author community you may remember from its Infographics,  has the answer, with some great tips and over 200 writing prompts, conveniently organized by genre: mystery, comedy, drama, fantasy, and more. Here are my...