Self-publishing is a competitive industry. It offers many rewards but brings with it a lot of risk, and for many of us...

Back in April, I wrote an article about authors experiencing a fear of success. Here’s another common fear that can hold you back...

Amazon gives you 4,000 characters for your book description. That’s a lot of space to craft a compelling blurb, but a longer blurb...

Cliffhangers are staples of many successful self-published books. Love them or hate them, it can be hard to find a selling series...

The biggest barrier to your publishing success is you. The above statement is true in many different ways, but at the end of the day...

If you want your book to sell, you’ll need an audience to sell it to. That means that you’ll go much further if you know how to...

For the purpose of this article, let’s define a reader magnet as a short story, novella, or novel...

If you want to get serious about publishing your book, this is one of the most important questions you will need to ask...

The golden age of blogging is over, but nonfiction itself continues to be popular. Whether you want to help others, turn your writing...

As a reader, it’s easiest to look forward to a launch day when a new book by a favorite author will be released. As an author...

Your newsletter might be (and likely is) one of the most critical elements to your ability to sell books, but you shouldn’t have to...

If you’re self-publishing for income, you’ve probably heard that you want to write in series. More books gives readers...

You started writing in your first genre without a lot of thought. Maybe you figured that vampire romance would sell well...

Is it truly possible to lone-wolf your way to success? Writing might be a largely solo activity, but many writers credit their success...

Social media is fun and a great time-waster, but when you’re running an official author account, it can be easy to run out of ideas.

Writing fiction for a living. That’s the dream of many writers, but if you’ve put any books on the market, you might be wondering whether...

For many writers, the scariest part of self-publishing isn’t the fact that you take on the publishing job yourself, or even the hassle of...

Writing full-time is a dream for many, but quitting the day job at the wrong time can be a lethal mistake.

Book signings aren’t necessary for success. If you make your profit online and have fans thousands of miles away—and if you live...

A good cover design is a work of art, and great designs can easily sell themselves.