by Joel Friedlander | Dec 2, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
In yesterday’s New York Times there was an opinion piece by Gary Gutting, a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Here’s a quote: “Even highly gifted and relatively successful writers, artists and musicians generally are not able...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 1, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Wow, is November really over? It seems like a whirlwind of activity since the excitement over National Novel Writing Month began, and now it’s over. I hope there are lots of juicy first drafts out there, and that these books—or many of them—will...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 25, 2013 | Author Blogging 101, Marketing
When it comes time to start marketing your blog, you’ll want to get your blog ready first. Then, before you start putting any marketing strategies into play, there’s some basic research you’ll want to do, especially if you’re new to the topic area...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 24, 2013 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for November, 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 | Nov 20, 2013 | Marketing
I’m often asked why authors, particularly novelists, should bother with an email list. Aren’t email lists just for nonfiction writers or Internet marketers with something to sell? Novelists are trying to get readers involved with the worlds that they...