Author profiles let readers know about you and your books. And they're free! Here are the 3 author profiles you must claim once your first book is available for sale. Amazon Author Central A no-brainer. Once your book is available on Amazon, head over to Amazon Author Central. Not only will you be able to claim your author profile, but once you're approved, you will be able to edit your book's … [Read more...] about 3 Author Profiles You MUST Claim
Writing Tools
4 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
You're stuck. Uninspired. You have a deadline. Or perhaps a goal. But the longer you sit in your chair, the slower the words flow. Problem: You need to beat writer's block. Question: What are you going to do about it? Here are 4 Ways to Beat Writer's Block: 1. Get Outside After taking a walk on a sunny afternoon, I sat in a fat Adirondack chair overlooking Moonstone Beach and outlined a … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block
Why Proofreading Matters
When I began working inside an 80-year-old publishing house, I quickly learned two things about proofreading matters: a) a daily cappuccino was my friend, and b) there was a bigger meaning behind two small shelves of books near my office (aka cubicle). Proofreading Matters Those shelves, it turned out, held our latest printed titles, and some of them - okay, many of them - had little yellow … [Read more...] about Why Proofreading Matters
How to Give an Old Story New Life
Updated post as of 11/11/18! Read how one old story was given new life - three times! I wanted to give you an example of a rejected project that nagged at me until I finally sat down and rewrote it in Scrivener, converted it to an ePub, then released it as a novella out into the world. This is how I gave an old story new life. The Christmas Thief, a cozy mystery, started off years ago as a … [Read more...] about How to Give an Old Story New Life
How to Publish a Book on Amazon: A Quick Start Guide
In this quick-start guide, I teach you how to publish a book on Amazon. (Note: as of Feb 2024, I am updating this guide. If you sign up, you will receive the revised version in your inbox soon!) This post assumes you have written, edited, and proofed your book. In other words, you are ready to GO. If you’re not there yet, no worries! Go ahead and read through the guide, because you’ll be needing … [Read more...] about How to Publish a Book on Amazon: A Quick Start Guide