Self-Publishing Tips, Tutorials and Guides
Writing for the Children's Book Market Many online retailers offer attributes that narrow the age / grade range of your target audience and increase your books' discoverability. Like movie ratings, this feature enables the publisher to to choose the … [Continue reading]
Is writing a novel somewhere on your bucket list? Or is there a character or story that keeps floating around in the periphery of your mind? If so, you're not delusional or still feeling the effects of the pot you smoked years ago, you've got … [Continue reading]
Although your work is copyrighted from the first keystroke, you may want to pay to officially register your copyright. In our #5 Podcast, Literary Copyrights, I talked about registering your work for added protection. Currently (Oct 2015) the cost … [Continue reading]
Why We Care About Book Awards Few things in life are as wonderful as getting recognized for great achievements. One of the most tantalizing aspects of a book award (or any award) is that much needed praise and recognition that we all crave. For an … [Continue reading]
People in their fifties and older are looking for literature with protagonist that they can relate to. They are looking to move on from books with young protagonists and instead are in search of a story that reflects their current emotional journey. … [Continue reading]
As of July 1st, authors who enroll their books in KDP Select are being paid differently for borrows. The payment for borrows is now calculated based on how many pages of the book have been read, rather than the number of borrows that reached a … [Continue reading]
What are adult coloring books and why are they making the bestsellers list? Adult coloring books are collections of coloring pages specifically geared toward over-worked and over-stressed adults. After so many years of thinking of coloring as … [Continue reading]