the business of writing

A New Publishing World Requires a New Type of Writer

Posted by on November 30, 2011 at 12:35 am

Over the course of the last 29 days of Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) blog posts, one thing struck me over and over again: The publishing world changes almost daily. I know most writers know this. They just don’t always get what it means to them and to their ability to succeed as authors. And [...]

9 Reality Checks for Writers Considering Self-Publishing

Posted by on November 24, 2010 at 1:23 am

What does it really take to produce a best-selling self-published book? A lot of hard work and a professional attitude towards the book from start to finish. Today Sue Collier, a publishing consultant and author of The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 5th Edition and the upcoming Jump Start Your Book Sales, 2nd Edition, is back [...]

How to Market Books with Articles, Podcasts and Videos

Posted by on November 20, 2010 at 1:28 am

My most recent guest bloggers have discussed how to drive traffic to websites and blogs in an effort to publicize yourself and your book so you develop an author’s platform and sell more books. Continuing on with this topic, today I’ve asked V. Michael Santoro, an award winning author and creator of the Author Intern [...]