How to Create a Book Marketing Plan for Your New Book
Learn how to create a simple, effective book marketing plan in 2026. Build your audience, define clear goals, and promote your book with consistency.
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Writing Your Novel’s Premise
Writing a strong premise before you begin working on story structure (if you are a plotter) or just starting to write (if you are a panster) is important for a number of reasons. First, it will help you bring the idea for your story to life, and it is one of the foundational steps in … Read more
Self-Pub, Indie-Pub, or Big 5? Part 8
Continuing on with our discussion of the paths to publishing your novel, this week we are going to look at self-publishing, sometimes called independent publishing (but not to be confused with an independent publisher which is a small press). People use different terms and so it can be confusing. There are some who look down … Read more
Self-Pub, Indie-Pub, or Big 5? Part 3
We’ve been discussing the similarities between the paths to publishing for the last couple of weeks. The main similarity is that regardless of the path that you take, everybody markets. I hear you groaning. I do. But all authors should be promoting their work. Why? Let’s talk publishing math. The US population is roughly 318 … Read more
Self-Pub, Indie-Pub, or Big 5? Part 2
Which path to publishing is the best choice for you? This blog series discusses the similarities and difference so you can make an educated decision.
Show V Tell
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been contemplating Show v Tell, trying to offer some information about the elusive topic and trying to explain why, in fiction, showing is better than telling for the majority of your story, though both are necessary. Now that you have the general idea about what showing is compared to … Read more