I'm sure you've heard the old adage, "It takes money to make money." This is true even in publishing - maybe especially in publishing. This post isn't going to harp on the recent scandal involving the YA author who bulk-purchased her book in order to inflate sales numbers. Nope. This is about the cost of … Continue reading When Your Dream is Bigger than your Budget
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Does Your Website Need an Update?
Yesterday, I discovered that, although my website looked quite lovely on my laptop computer, on my cell phone it looked like a deranged monkey had put it together. Some of my images appeared off-center, while some were teeny-tiny, while others were huge and looked like they were going to attack unsuspecting web-goers. The text … Continue reading Does Your Website Need an Update?
Become a Millionaire Selling Books on Amazon (Or Not)
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a book on Kindle that promised authors they could make a million dollars selling books on Amazon. A quick search yielded dozens of titles promising writers they can easily become best-selling authors, or promising to teach them how to write a best-selling book in 30 days. There are … Continue reading Become a Millionaire Selling Books on Amazon (Or Not)
Reestablishing a Writing Routine
This is a great idea!
Behind the Tweet
It's been a while since I've written about social media or book marketing topics, but I decided to come out of poetry-land to address the issue of Twitter-automation services. I've never used one of these services that promise to save you time by retweeting, so I can't comment as a customer. I can only comment … Continue reading Behind the Tweet
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