Big-Name Authors and Their Weird Jobs
You may remember my post, Unusual Jobs Held by Famous Writers, courtesy of Unplag.com, anti-plagiarism online tools. They have now turned the post into a lovely infographic, and asked me to share with you. These are just a few of the jobs mentioned in Unplag.com, so...
Runaway Smile is a Finalist in IAN’s Book of the Year Awards
I just received the wonderful news that my children's book, Runaway Smile, was selected as a 'Children’s Fiction' Finalist in the 2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards. The book is still in the running for the Outstanding ‘Children’s Fiction’...
Managing the Author-Editor Relationship: Guest Post by Laura Walker
I have been working with Lorelei Logsdon, my editor, for two years now. When I first sent her my manuscript, I was worried what her reaction might be. Thankfully, we hit it off right away, and I now know first-hand the importance of finding an editor who both...
A List of Creative Writing Competitions in 2015
You all know how much I love short stories, right? Well, enough to have published two collections so far, Infinite Waters being the latest one. I recently entered a new short story of mine in a competition organized by Almond Press. While on their Dystopian Stories...
Career: How Changing Your Thinking Will Change Your Life
You may remember Jill Bennett from her guest post, The Five Commandments of Marketing a Book. Jill is a marketing specialist for LitFire Publishing, a company based in Atlanta, Georgia. For the past six years, she’s been working with several self-publishing authors in...
Technical Difficulties
I woke up to a strange sight/site this morning: my blog had lost all of my customization. Mercifully, all content seems intact (mental note: don't forget those backups). I tried changing the background and removing superfluous menu items, but nothing: it's stuck in...
Har! How to Deal with Book Piracy
I saw the other day a post about book piracy in Anastacia Moore's blog. She was rightly fuming, because, while checking out her video trailers, she noticed that someone was advertising on You Tube a link to receive free copies of said books. A few days before that, my...
Author Feature: Barb Caffrey
Following the loss of her husband, Michael, Barb Caffrey has decided to keep their writing alive. She has now published A Dark and Stormy Night and To Survive the Maelstrom, finishing the stories he started. I thought I'd share the story of this extraordinary woman...
Radio Interview
I was interviewed recently by one of Ghana's foremost branding experts, Bernard Kelvin Clive for his podcast, Personal Branding. The interview, titled a PhD Architect turns Bestelling Author: 5 Book Marketing Tips with Nicholas Rossis, is now available on his blog....
New Book Fanfare – Spread the word about your new book release.
Take advantage of Sally's generous offer to promote your book on her excellent blog - for free!
What a Publisher Cannot Do For You
Sarah Zama recently commented on My Two Top Tips to an Aspiring Writer, offering her point of view on what a publisher cannot realistically be expected to do. I thought her comment was so interesting, that I asked her for a guest post. Happily, she obliged. Enjoy!...
A Perfect Blurb
As I've been agonizing over blurbs lately, with the launch of Infinite Waters, I noticed with great interest a book by my friend, Celine Jeanjean. I consider it a great example of blurb and bio, so I thought I'd share with you. Besides, how could I not share such...