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Monday Mailbox, Questions and Answers on Self-Publishing 26 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
In the fast-moving world of indie publishing, we all have an opportunity to learn from each other. Once in a while I like to dip into the mailbag and share some of the questions that have come in rece...
Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #35 25 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for August, 2013. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing b...
Why Your Blog’s About Page Is Completely Wrong 23 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Blogging is important for authors. Lots of people consider it almost mandatory if you take your publishing career seriously. And so hordes of writers have started blogs, and some have gone on to grea...
6 Ways Twitter Lists Can Help Build Your Author Platform 21 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
by Marcy Kennedy (@MarcyKennedy) As longtime readers know, I’m a big fan of using Twitter for lots of reasons. What you might not know is that one of the things I always tell authors who are just get...
How to Build Engagement With Story, Strategy, and Structure 19 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
I was listening to Bill Moyers interviewing Marshall Ganz on his Moyers and Company radio show. Ganz, who is one of the most influential organizers for political campaigns, unions and nonprofit groups...
This Week in the Blogs, August 11 – 17, 2013 18 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
We’re experiencing a glorious August these days in northern California, and although the days aren’t quite as long as they were earlier in the summer, we want them to last as long as possible. Althoug...
How to Sell Books From Your Website: Top 3 E-commerce Solutions for Authors 16 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
by Anne Hill (@AnneHill) Anne is a colleague and friend who is very involved with training authors and bloggers here in Northern California, and she recently ran a terrific workshop on building your ...
Understanding Book Layouts and Page Margins 14 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
When authors decide to format their own books, they don’t always make the best choices. It’s important to stay within formatting conventions because printed books have existed for a long while. Longst...
e-Book Cover Design Awards, July 2013 12 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Welcome to the e-Book Cover Design Awards. This edition is for submissions during July, 2013. This month we received: 63 covers in the Fiction category 12 covers in the Nonfiction category Comment...
This Week in the Blogs, August 4 – 10, 2013 11 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
Have you noticed that no matter what other interests we have, we never tire of talking and reading about indie publishing and all the disruptive changes happening in book publishing? These changes hav...
