Sometimes, opportunities arise to sell your book to readers in person. Will you be ready? Sometimes having the perfect elevator pitch for your book ready can make the difference between a new potential super fan and a lost sale. But what is an elevator pitch? And in...
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for September, 2016. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to...
On Saturday I was lucky enough to return to the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference. This is one of my favorite writer events of the year. It’s limited to 100 attendees, and we spend the entire day in the same room together which creates a real feeling...
This year, for the first time since 2013, I’ll be back in Denver, Colorado for the AuthorU Extravaganza, a 3-day deep dive into indie publishing. This event is the brainchild of Contributing Writer, professional book shepherd, and founder of AuthorU, Judith...
Ahoy mateys … you’ve got your book; you have happily declared yourself a “published” author; sales are coming in; you are promoting it in every channel you can think of; and then an online OMG moment hits. Some jerk or jerkette is now offering your book for sale and...