By Amy Colllins I recently saw a tweet that made me stop in my tracks. It was from a very popular blogger with a huge following. She said that her main wish was that “authors would stop acting like they ‘deserve’ a review from a blogger.” A...
A few weeks ago I published The Book Blueprint: Expert Advice for Creating Industry-Standard Print Books. This is the second edition of a book originally published as The Book Construction Blueprint. This presented the challenge of not only creating the listings for...
Book reviews can be incredibly influential for self-publishers. Good reviews take your work seriously, amplify your message by reaching thousands of readers, and give you a credibility you just can’t get any other way. But how to get reviews? That’s the...
It’s never been a better time to be a self-published author, and there have never been more book reviewers available to the writer who decides to go indie. Book reviewers help spread the message about your book by publishing a review to their own network. But if...
By Judith Briles Once a writer becomes a published author, the “opinion” floodgates can open. Few realize how truly vulnerable the published author becomes. Kudos come in, which are lovely; it’s the potshots and naysayers that can sometimes take your breath away....
