Succeeding as an author requires hard work, ingenuity and a whole lot of social media savvy. Social media is one of the best places for you to market yourself and your books, and having an established presence can even come in handy when you are looking for a publisher. If the idea of launching yourself … Read more
Like every author, you have a story to tell. However, with as many as 1 million new books that hit the U.S. market every year, standing out might be starting to feel impossible. So what can you do about it? It’s time to get creative. There are a few things you can do right off the … Read more
None of us are perfect, me least of all – and in our imperfection, we often create “fences” for ourselves. We create “rules” that don’t serve us and don’t serve those around us. But for some reason, we find it difficult to both a) recognize when we’ve created hindering rules, and b) change them once … Read more
You may not realize this, but becoming an author is, in a sense, becoming a business owner. You are the CEO of your writing career. It’s not enough to WRITE well, if you can’t SELL what you write. People must have a desire to read what you write, or that title of “author” becomes an … Read more
The hardest part of becoming an author is that pesky writing part. It won’t matter how many great ideas you have, how creative you are, or how many times you say, “I’m going to be an author,” if you never put any of those amazing ideas onto paper. So, how do you go from wanting … Read more