By Nate Hoffelder In the “olden” days, many author websites were set up as blogs first, with a few pages tacked on almost as an afterthought. Web design was easy in that era; you put a column of blog posts on the left, and a sidebar on the right for things...
By Brandon Cornett All authors, whether traditionally published or self-published, should have an author platform. Blogging is considered an important component of an author platform. Today, Brandon Cornett gives us some insight about the “whys” and...
By Shelley Sturgeon You’ve heard it over and over and over again. Having a popular author blog can be a key ingredient of a successful author platform. A successful author platform can be key to being a successful author—translation: selling lots of books!...
By Judith Briles Have you ever had a day, a week, or even a month when you feel drained of words … and what you are now beginning to think of as the “dreaded blog” is due the next day? There’s not one of you … including me … that hasn’t had one of those moments. A...
Last week Stephanie Chandler invited me to do a presentation for the Nonfiction Writer’s Conference, an online event featuring lots of speakers on topics of interest to self-publishers and nonfiction authors. The topic was “Essentials for Author Websites,...