September 15, 2025
By Amanda Miller
If you’re an indie author, you don’t just need words at your disposal. You also need design expertise. After all, once the book is written, you’ll need a host of eye-catching marketing materials, including bookmarks, postcards, book trailers, memes and much more.
Not to worry. The Internet has tons of resources at […]
September 15, 2025
By Amanda Miller
Faced with the arduous task of marketing a book, you may conclude that writing it was the easy part!
Most authors—both traditionally and independently published—eventually face a laundry list of marketing tasks, including devising an overall plan, and finding ways to garner more reviews and generate […]
September 26, 2023
By Paul Goat Allen
I watched a presentation recently given by Mike Tomlin, the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he said that talent has very little to do with success in football. “It’s not what you’re capable of, it’s what you’re willing to do. I know plenty of people that are capable. […]
November 21, 2022
By Paul Goat Allen
As someone who has been in the self-publishing business for decades—from purchasing titles for a national book chain to reviewing thousands of self-published titles for Kirkus, BlueInk, etc. to interviewing countless self-published authors for various sites—I’ve seen cover art quality for self-published titles increase exponentially over the last few decades […]
June 16, 2022
By Amanda Miller
Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform has been an amazing tool for independently published authors to get their books into the world and hit a big market—not only swiftly but affordably. Not only is KDP’s platform easy to use, but it is ever-evolving with fresh, new developments for authors to take […]
