Money Matters: A Brief History Of Currency
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...
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My WIP And Men And Women Descriptions In Literature
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...
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How “Also Bought” Can Help You Sell More Books
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...
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Ubersuggest: An Awesome Free Keyword Tool
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...
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Blog Tour: “Been There, Going Again” by Stephen Geez
As you may know, I don’t host many blog tours. But Stephen’s excerpt was just too good to pass on! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 4 Wills “Been There, Going Again” Blog Tour, Stephen Geez Day 7 Greetings, friends! Welcome to the last stop on my...
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New Release: War Of Nytefall: Loyalty By Charles E. Yallowitz
I often say that my author friend, Charles E. Yallowitz, is one of the most prolific writers I know. The proof, I guess, lies in how often I host his new releases! Charles has now published his latest release, War Of Nytefall: Loyalty; a spinoff series taking place in...
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The Small Town Producing 140 Million Books A Year
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...
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11 Tips To Using LinkedIn To Promote Your Book
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...
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Reedsy’s 200+ Story Ideas
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...
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Happy Easter, The Greek Orthodox Way
Happy Easter, everyone! Orthodox Easter is next week, mind you, but I thought it made more sense for me to post this today. I know that, for most of you, Easter is about bunnies dropping chocolate eggs all over gardens (not to be confused with another, less sanitary...
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Authors, Please Don’t Act Like Scammers
I thought of this post when I heard of a problem plaguing one of the groups I belong to. People are using its Twitter hashtag without actually being members of said group. This both confuses readers and dilutes the group’s rather successful brand. Even worse,...
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All About the #RRBC Sponsors Blog Hop
You may remember the Rave Reviews Book Club, a club devoted to promoting, reviewing and generally supporting authors, from some of my previous posts. Today, I’m hosting the first ever ALL ABOUT THE SPONSORS BLOG HOP. All About the #RRBC Sponsors Blog Hop These...
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