Social media is fun and a great time-waster, but when you’re running an official author account, it can be easy to run out of ideas.

Writing fiction for a living. That’s the dream of many writers, but if you’ve put any books on the market, you might be wondering whether...

For many writers, the scariest part of self-publishing isn’t the fact that you take on the publishing job yourself, or even the hassle of...

Writing full-time is a dream for many, but quitting the day job at the wrong time can be a lethal mistake.

Book signings aren’t necessary for success. If you make your profit online and have fans thousands of miles away—and if you live...

A good cover design is a work of art, and great designs can easily sell themselves.

If you’ve decided to publish your books wide, you’ve probably already considered publishing through popular venues like Barnes and Noble...

Writers who really win at self-publishing never rest their careers on a single book. Even one book per year won’t land you a full-time...

The right blurb will sell your book. Your advertising might get readers to your page, and your cover might entice people...

Book publishing is an active and competitive market, so new publishers are always hopping into the spotlight to try to find the next hit.

Usually when we talk about mailing lists on Pen and Glory, we’re talking about running and optimizing your own. But let’s put a spin...

Designing your own covers can be a lot of fun, and many authors try their hand at cover design at some point. With the many graphic tools...

You have professional editors, and you have self-revisions, and then you have the third step: beta readers.

Self-published authors have encountered goldmines of success over the past couple of decades. Every year brings up more rags-to-riches...

Most people associate branding with big businesses and companies: Apple, Walmart, UPS. The list goes on...

Not all successful writers are lone wolves. Nor is writing alone necessarily a good idea. Some authors team up...

How many books per year should you write as a self-published author? Well, much of it depends on your goal.

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...