A 1911 Zoomer: To Saturn and Back
Unless you're a new visitor to my blog, you'll have heard that my latest book, A Heaven For Toasters, is now live. Set in the near future, A Heaven for Toasters is more than a sci-fi crime romance. It's the book that will make you look at your toaster in a whole new...
7 Reasons for Using Videos in Your Social Marketing Campaigns
I use YouTube on a daily basis: to show the wee one her favorite cartoons. When it comes to using it to promote my books, however, I'm hopeless. I don't even have a book trailer, let alone a YouTube channel. Which is why I found particularly interesting this guest...
August 15: Dormition And Fires
First of all, I need to apologize if this post ends up being a bit of a downer. I always strive to keep my blog positive, as you know. Not today. Originally, I wanted to write today about yesterday's celebration of the Dormition of the Virgin, the third...
A Heaven For Toasters is Live
My latest book is now officially live! For anyone who has missed the news, it's called A Heaven For Toasters, and kicks off what will hopefully turn into a fun new series. I also have the first reader review, by the amazing Linda McDougal: I just finished A Heaven For...
Gifting eBooks on Amazon
I have posted in the past on how to run giveaways for your books. Forbes recently posted an article titled, Amazon's New 'Buy For Others' Kindle Feature Lets Authors Buy Giftable Ebooks. According to the article, Amazon now has a new Kindle feature: Termed "buy for...
How Businesses Use Instagram Stories – 30 Case Studies (Infographic)
I confess I don't use Instagram--at all. And yet, my author friend Kostas Krommydas swears by it. In fact, the other day he was urging me to sign up and use Instagram as part of the upcoming launch of my children's books in Greece. So, when Oleh Koropenko of...
Finding Ways to Progress your Writing Career
I recently came across an excellent resource for freelance writers by Laura Yates of blogging.com. Laura is a writer, coach, and podcaster who has been blogging and writing in the niches of fashion, beauty, relationships, and personal development since 2009. You Won't...
7 Ways Running Can Make You A Better Writer
I confess I'm a bit of a couch potato. Both my day job (web development) and my passion (writing) require spending long hours in front of a monitor. Since I work from home, there are days I don't even get out of the house. So, I was particularly intrigued by the...
Read my new release, A Heaven For Toasters, for FREE
My latest book now has an official release date--August 13! Called A Heaven For Toasters, it kicks off what will hopefully turn into a fun new series: A science fiction crime adventure with plenty of humor and romance, set in the near future A souvlaki and some sun....
Tips & Tricks to Get More From Your Facebook Advertising Budget
You may remember Ilan Nass of Taktical Digital from his recent post, The Essential Facebook Metrics for Authors. This post, also by Ilan, can be considered as part two. It was first published on Istomedia's blog. Tips & Tricks to Get More From Your Facebook...
Infographic: In-Store vs. Online Sales
Bricks-and-mortar shops are disappearing. At least, that seems to be the consensus. And it has immediate implications for book-selling, which is something of concern to all of us. But how true is that commonly held view? And what happens when the bigger chains...
Free Story: You Can’t Fight a Prophecy
In April, I posted my thousandth post on this blog. To celebrate, I will share here all my short stories. Every couple of weeks, I'll be posting one story from my celebrated Exciting Destinies series for you to enjoy. With over 30 stories so far, I hope you'll have...