What I Really Think Of Amazon Marketing Service (AMS)
I was recently invited to participate in a survey by Amazon Marketing Services (AMS). I was writing up the part where it said, "do you have any suggestions to make?" when it occurred to me that my suggestions would also be useful as a summary of my experience using...
Army Logistics: Food Rations
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Fearless Smile Sneak Preview
You may remember how Patakis, Greece's largest publisher, has acquired the rights to my next three children's' books. These are to be called Fearless Smile, Cat Island, and Whatever Lola Wants. Fearless Smile is now scheduled to be published in Greek in early April....
How to Use Amazon Categories to Increase your Rankings (Update)
Back in 2016, I had written a post with information on How to Use Amazon Categories to Increase your Rankings. It included an estimate of how many copies a book needs to sell to reach a certain rank on Amazon US. This has now been updated as follows: The rest of the...
Pearseus Listed Among The 100 Indie Books You Should Read Before You Die
You know how I feel about blowing my own trumpet, but this news I had to share: the wonderfully supportive Caleb And Linda Pirtle recently listed Pearseus among the 100 Indie books you should read before you die! To use their own words: Great works of literature are...
A Writer’s Guide to Firearms: Assault Rifles
This is a guest post by my author friend, William R. Bartlett. It continues his discussion of all things firearms. Assault rifles have featured prominently in the horrific events in Florida, Las Vegas and elsewhere, so I wish to repeat that this series is only meant...
Christine Plouvier’s Examples Of Using Smell In Your Writing
I recently posted on the challenges of using smell in one's writing. Christine Plouvier, author of the Irish Firebrands, left a comment citing a number of posts on her blog with examples of her doing so in her own work. Intrigued as I was, I did check out those posts...
3 Book Promotion Ideas (That Nobody Is Talking About)
This is a guest post by Chris Naish of NoHatDigital. Chris is a social media/SEO wizard and self-published author who likes learning new things and tinkering with stuff on interwebs. He also blogs now and again at his site ThinkClickRich.com and writes books with...
7 Ways to Direct Traffic from Facebook To Your Blog
This is a guest post by Kate Thora. Kate is a Senior Content Specialist for BizSet.com - an online database of company information. In her free time, she loves to catch up with the newest trends on her favorite industry blogs. 7 Ways to Direct Traffic from Facebook To...
How to Build and Manage a Team of Writers
This is another guest post by Rachel Jackson, a mother of 2 beautiful boys. Rachel loves to hike and write about traveling, education, and business. She is a Senior Content Manager at Bizset.com - an online resource for relevant business information. One of the best...
7 Of The Most Successful Rejects
This is a guest post by Roxanne Bracknell, a writer and designer who writes on a variety of topics including business & marketing, food & health, and fashion & lifestyle. The infographic below was originally posted on eCardShack. We all hate rejection. But...
Exciting Times For Facebook Author Pages
This is a guest post by Marina Gioti. You may remember this author power couple from my recent feature of their books. Marina is revealing how she's using the much-maligned Facebook Author Pages in a novel way that allows her to boost her sales without having to pay...