Will Amazon Punish You For Your Typos?
As soon as the news came that Amazon will start paying a lot more attention to poorly edited books, panic ensued among the various forums. Thankfully, as John Doppler explains on Words on Words, things aren't quite that bad. It all started when Good E-Reader blog...
The Twin Sisters Who Discovered One of the Earliest Known Copies of the Gospels
Not many people will have heard of the Syriac Sinaiticus - one of the earliest known copies of the Gospels, dating back to the mid-4th century. The translation it preserved went all the way back to the 2nd century, very close to the fountainhead of early Christianity....
10 Trends in Publishing You Need to Know
Chloe of the Written Word Media published recently 10 trends in publishing that are of interest to every author - particularly Indie ones: 1. Indie authors will continue to take up a growing percentage of the market Indie authored books are estimated to compose up to...
Book Release: Crossing Bedlam by Charles E. Yallowitz
Unless you're a first-time visitor here, you will have come across one of my author friends, Charles E. Yallowitz. Best known for his epic fantasy series, Legends of Windemere, Charles has recently complemented his already impressive list of book releases with...
Sinister Spam: The Unexpected Pitfalls of Crime Writing
The Internet just got a little weirder for me, and on my birthday of all days (turning 46 today). So, I simply had to share. I'm sure you're as familiar with spam as I am. I'm even more certain, that you enjoy it about as much as I do. However, one does get used to...
Author Feature: Serban V.C. Enache
Serban V.C. Enache is a Romanian author who has written An Empire Of Traitors and A Heretical Divide - books 1 and 2 in his medieval fantasy series Of Hate And Laughter. His work reminded me of Pearseus, as the narration is done via character POV chapters. Even though...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
"Congratulations," my friend said upon hearing we were expecting a baby girl. "Your wife is about to introduce you to the love of your life." This Valentine's day, I have come to appreciate the wisdom in his words. Of course, when Electra brought me a piece of...
Headline Analyzer: A Free Tool For Better Headlines
Lucy, my lovely blonde blogger/writer friend, recently had a guest post by Rachael Ritchey, on the subject of writing the perfect headline for your posts. It mentioned the Headline Analyzer; a free tool by CoSchedule that checks your title using a number of criteria,...
Unelmoija Series on sale
You may remember my author friend, Elle Boca, from last year's interview on this blog. This prolific lady is now publishing her latest book featuring her Weeia urban fantasy world. To celebrate, she is offering all of her Unelmoija books on a 99c sale for the very...
How To Set Up An Amazon Giveaway
Update: Amazon has ceased offering Giveaways as of October 31st, 2019. I maintain the post below for archive purposes only. Amazon has recently started offering everyone the opportunity to offer a giveaway. What's interesting about this is that you can run one for...
More on Facebook Ads: Other Authors’ Experience
I will conclude this 3-part special on Facebook ads by sharing other people's experiences. David Penny's Experience I recently came across a great post by British author David Penny. Here are my most important takeaway from it. Keep it simple. Don’t complicate your...
How to Use Facebook Ads to Gain Subscribers and to Promote a Giveaway
As promised at the end of my post, My Facebook Ads Experience and 3 Marketing Rules, here are two alternative ways you can use Facebook ads to gain subscribers and to promote a giveaway. One Alternative Model During December, I teamed up with authors Autumn Birt and...