Sue Collier | April 30, 2011
This is another installment of our series 11 Questions for the Indie Publisher. This month, we are featuring indie author Dr. Andrew Siegel. Please let me know if you would like to be featured! Your name: Andrew Siegel, M.D. Your website/blog: www.promiscuouseating.com Your bibliography: Finding Your Own Fountain of Youth: The Essential Guide to Health, [...]
Sue Collier | April 27, 2011
Last week, I wrote about organizing your nonfiction book; today’s post will address the actual writing process. After you’ve got your book organized, I suggest you develop a mission statement just like businesses do. This is some twenty to forty words that capture the essence of your message. Who is this for? How will it [...]
Sue Collier | April 25, 2011
Here’s some of what’s happening in publishing right now: From PC & Tech Authority: New tool allows authors to sign eBooks The days of lugging a tottering pile of hardcovers to a book signing may soon be over, thanks to a new autography tool for eBook readers. The aptly named Autography allows authors to insert [...]
Sue Collier | April 21, 2011
Your idea for a book may have been percolating for a while. But when confronted with the task of organizing all your research, perhaps you feel like you know exactly what to do, but where should you begin? My coauthor of The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 5th Edition and several other books, Marilyn Ross, usually [...]
Sue Collier | April 18, 2011
Here’s some of what’s happening in publishing right now: From The Register: Writers sue Huffington Post for back pay Now that it’s got a genuine corporate behemoth as its owner, the Huffington Post is fielding a lawsuit from its unpaid army of bloggers. Blogger Jonathan Tasini has filed a class action on behalf of more [...]
Sue Collier | April 14, 2011
I’m fond of telling authors that after they’ve written their book, the hard work begins—and by that I am referring to marketing and promoting. In reality, though, your book promotion plans should begin well before you start writing the book. In this post, I’ve listed those things you can do before you start writing, before [...]
Sue Collier | April 11, 2011
Here’s some of what’s happening in publishing right now: From Writer Beware Blogs: Lies (dishonest) fee-charging publishers tell This blog post was inspired by a recently-seen “acceptance letter” from a fee-charging publisher (which doesn’t admit its fees on its website; writers don’t find out about them until they’ve actually submitted). The arguments below are commonly [...]
Sue Collier | April 8, 2011
In today’s uber-competitive publishing world, each new book must be carefully nurtured to be successful. One of the ways you can help your new baby grow into robust adulthood is by christening it with a Foreword. To be effective, the Foreword should be by someone who is known to, and respected by, your potential reading [...]
Sue Collier | April 4, 2011
Here’s some of what’s happening in publishing right now: From Publishers Weekly: The Google settlement rejection—what comes next? When it was introduced in 2008, the Google Book Settlement was hailed by its creators as historic. Now, it is history. On March 22, after more than two years of contentious debate, Judge Denny Chin rejected the [...]
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