Author Palessa Shares Her Experience With Google Ads
When I asked author Palessa for a guest post on using Google Ads (AdWords) detailing her experience with it, I had no idea she would send me the most comprehensive guide I have ever read on the subject! Palessa suggested we break it up in 3 parts, but I decided to...
Amazon Notifications Regarding Copyright
Image this: You have the perfect campaign lined up, and are counting the days before you finally start paying off the cost of those ads. Then, you receive an email from Amazon accusing you of copyright infringment. Your book has been taken down for now, until you...
Emotional Beats: Eyes
Back in September, I published Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, I will be posting the book on my blog. So, here is the next installment, featuring Part 2 of the book: Body Parts. This post deals with eyes: Eyes...
Runaway Smile Found in Rafina
So, the Runaway Smile reading I mentioned the other day took place on Saturday in Rafina, at the Municipal Library. Some forty children showed up, along with several parents. With Dimitri, we had decided this wouldn't be a usual book reading. In fact, there was no...
The Real Cyrus, King Of Persia
This is a post on my sci-fi/fantasy series, Pearseus, and the real-life inspiration behind it. It's actually a reblog, originally posted back in 2014. I am reposting because (a) it's one of my favorite posts, and (b) most of my readers weren't following me back then....
A Fantasy Tip From History: Medieval Spam
The first thing that visitors of my blog will see is a banner advertising my latest releases and offers. I also advertise within my books themselves. You know, a simple, "If you liked this book, you may also enjoy the rest of this series, now available on Amazon" and...
9 Hot Trends In Publishing In 2017
Written World Media, one of my favorite sources of information on publishing, published earlier this month a post on the trends that will define our industry in 2017 (if you don't subscribe to its newsletter, you should; it's free, comes out only once or twice a...
Musiville Fan Fiction And A Real-World Event
A couple of months ago, I got a lovely surprise on Facebook. Someone I'd never met before was asking me if I was the same person who was vacationing at Mati, a resort close to Marathon Bay. I answered yes, and this person said they were friends with an old friend of...
3 Tips On Describing Eyes In A Story
NowNovel recently posted a great post on how to describe eyes in a story. As they point out, many beginning authors over-rely on eye color to create an impression of their characters, but this is merely a first step. Instead, you can follow these tips to create a...
Take Advantage Of Smorgasbord’s Free Promos in 2017
Sally Cronin of Smorgasbord is a tireless supporter of writers in general and a wonderful friend of Indies in particular. She regularly offers for free services that others charge an arm and a leg for. For example, in 2016 she built the Cafe and Bookstore which now...
The Benefits Of KDP Select: One Author’s Experience
In my last post, I mentioned alfageek's blog, where Joshua, aka alfageek, generously shares his book marketing experience with his blog's readers. Last week, he returned to KDP Select after experimenting with leaving for a while. As a number of you have asked me in...
Alfageek Shares His Bookbub Ads Experience
I discovered alfageek's blog fairly recently, but I'm sure glad I did. Joshua, aka alfageek, generously shares his book marketing experience with his blog's readers. His main marketing venue is Twitter Ads (more on that in a future post), but he jumped at the chance...