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 | March 25, 2011
I was thrilled when I first read that indie author Amanda Hocking was looking at a traditional house book deal, possibly worth millions. I don’t read her genre of fiction (paranormal), but I’ve admired her success and her level-headedness (she’s just 26 years old). Maybe I’m naïve, but I seriously expected everyone to be just as [...]
Sue Collier | January 19, 2011
No one cares about it as much as you do. You’ve got to love it, and nurture it, and raise it to outstanding adulthood.
Sue Collier | November 16, 2010
A few weeks ago, I posted about how nonfiction authors can boost their exposure by speaking. The article was very well received, but it inspired questions from several authors of fiction—mainly, should they speak? And if so, what should they speak about? The answer to the first questions is “yes”! Authors of fiction can certainly [...]
Sue Collier | October 22, 2010
Virtual book tours continue to grow in popularity with authors. From the comfort of their own computers, authors can tour the world, saving time and money while reaching a potentially large audience. Bloggers benefit as well since tours can drive new traffic to their sites. If you’d like to host a virtual author book tour [...]
Sue Collier | October 20, 2010
This is another installment from our series 11 Questions for the Indie Publisher. This time we are featuring indie author Lillian Brummet. Please let me know if you would like to be featured! Your name: Lillian Brummet Your website/blog: www.brummet.ca; http://consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com Your bibliography: Lillian Brummet is the co-author of the books Trash Talk and Purple Snowflake [...]
Sue Collier | September 30, 2010
This is another installment from our series 11 Questions for the Indie Publisher. This time we are featuring indie author Zoe Winters. Please let me know if you would like to be featured! Your name: Zoe Winters Your website/blog: http://www.zoewinters.org http://zoewinters.wordpress.com Your bibliography: Zoe Winters writes and publishes paranormal romances. Her independently published work includes three [...]
Sue Collier | August 25, 2010
This is the first in a new series that will focus on the independent publisher. If you’d like to be featured, please let me know! Your name: Phil Simon Your website/blog: www.philsimonsystems.com Your bibliography: Why New Systems Fail and The Next Wave of Technologies 1. What is your background? I am an independent technology consultant, [...]
Sue Collier | August 24, 2010
The buzz around the blogosphere is all about Seth Godin and his claim that he is finished with traditional publishing. (If you don’t know who Seth Godin is, well, get out from under that rock! Then read his bio here; basically he is a hugely influential marketer with a popular blog. He’s traditionally published lots [...]
Sue Collier | August 16, 2010
I was reading a blog post yesterday on “Why Self-Publishing Hurts Real Writers” — I know, “real writers”? It was asterisked, but basically the post author’s explanation is that because he is Argentine he doesn’t need to be politically correct — and I had a long, incensed comment all typed out and ready to go. [...]
