No matter what your publishing goals are and how you wish to achieve them, self-publishing often comes down to...

One of the most drastic ways to grow your readership is to cross-promote with other authors.

Paperbacks are the dream: you can hold them, look at them, leaf through the pages, and sign your name as an author with the knowledge...

We’ve all seen them. Numerous services online targeting new authors and promising tweets, blog posts, and Facebook posts to boost...

Authors overwhelmingly cling to the comfort of familiar, text-based social media when trying to grow a following.

If you’re wondering about how to land professional, top-tier reviews for your self-published book, you already know that reviews...

Designing your own book cover? This decision is risky, and most authors who try to design their own covers fall short of the elegant...

KDP Select (Kindle Unlimited, on the readers’ end) is Amazon’s book subscription service. Authors who choose to enter can get paid...

If you struggle to stay on top of all the day-to-day tasks that build up around writing and publishing, you’re not alone.

Many writers don’t know how to price books. That’s fine--you specialize in creating awesome stories...

Dragon NaturallySpeaking entered the tech market in 1997, almost twenty-five years ago, and its release introduced a new option...

Services like Amazon’s Audible have made audiobooks approachable and even mainstream for readers who would prefer to listen.

Your mailing list represents your readership, and many authors treat it like the lifeblood it is.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Everyone knows the adage, and it comes in especially important when trying to turn a profit.

Have you ever noticed how some authors appear to have been born successful? I’m not just talking about the endless interviews...

Nothing kills writing a novel like procrastination. Even if you love the writing part as much as I do, something somewhere along the way...

A healthy, active following on social media can be one of the most powerful tools an author can ask for...

There’s no wrong way to launch a book. Making your book publicly available is the important part. Celebrating and getting the word out...

Basic Prerelease Strategy You don’t need to prerelease your book. Distributors can accept your book the moment it is approved...

Basic ebooks don’t require a lot of layout. Many publishers will accept your book straight from Microsoft Word and divide and format them...