Tag Archive | independent publishing
Building Your Author Platform: Your Author Photograph
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
My new author photo for social media Your author photograph is a key part of your author platform. After all, it is literally the face you are showing to your readers, fellow authors, publishing professionals, and the world at large. However, many authors struggle with producing or choosing the…
The Science of Persuasion Applied to Author Marketing
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
One of my coworkers posted this video to the Marketing group on our company “chatter” feed. It explains six factors that influence individuals during the decision-making process. Long story short, people are insanely busy and overwhelmed with the fast pace of life. Therefore, instead of considering all available information, they…
10 Ways to Find Editing Services on a Budget
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
Finding the right editor is like finding someone to date. It takes patience, resourcefulness, and sometimes, just plain luck. There are dozens of ways to find editors online, and the first editor you find may not be the right fit for your book, or the two of you may not…
Building Your Author Platform: Setting Up Your Home Base
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
The first steps in building your author platform are understanding what, when, and why and choosing the pen name you want to use. Once those steps are completed, you can take action. My suggestion is to begin by setting up your “home base” on the web: your author website.…
5 Reasons Every Independent Author Should Have a Website
Originally posted on AnitaLovett.com:
In our ongoing content creation series, we’ve covered the basics of planning a content strategy in detail. You’ve probably noticed that unlike many of the copywriting agencies on the Internet, we’ve touched on how each element of content creation applies in principle to independent authors. One of the questions we…
Building Your Author Platform: How to Choose Your Pen Name
Originally posted on Kate M. Colby:
Once you have decided to start building your author platform, the first thing you need to do is select the pen name under which you plan to publish. This is an extremely important decision, and for some authors, it will be more difficult than others. Your pen name is…
New Podcast Up: Reasons for Writing and Filmgoing
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
In this episode we discuss the hard life of an indie writer, what that entails, and mostly why we keep writing. Many independent writers quit writing all together when the going gets rough, but what is needed to keep the creative fires burning? We also wrap up the…
Weekend Edition – Life Without Regrets plus Writing Tips and Good Reads
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Dan’s right. It is later than you think. Do you ever feel like the Universe is conspiring to send you a message? I do. All the time. This week, the theme was “Life is Short.” I began the week with a little getaway that was…
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