by Joel Friedlander | Jan 12, 2014 | Writing
I want to make you famous. Well, famous to a well-defined group of people; the readers of this blog. As the world of self-publishing expands, it becomes more difficult for any one person to stay up to date with new services, advancing technologies, and the people who...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 5, 2014 | Social Media
This is an interesting time of the year, because writers are looking forward toward the new year while looking back over the year just past, both at the same time. And why not? Transitions are when energy starts to move in new directions, and that can be very good for...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 1, 2014 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for December, 2013. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 15, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Ed: Monday’s blog will be this month’s Ebook Cover Design Awards (over 100 covers this month!) and Wednesday I’ll have a remarkable article from an author who posed the question, “Which is more important; your genre, or your author...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 8, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
From the look of things in the blogs, it seems that a lot of people are thinking about book marketing. And hey: why not? It’s the most popular subject of all, and when it comes right down to it, how effectively we market our books—communicate our passion...