Self-publishing

A tongue in cheek approach to bestseller status Every author wants their book to rise above the slush pile, the mid-list and into the top ten of bestsellers. Why even settle for the top ten. Why not go straight for number one? However, it is quite surprising how few know how to achieve this simple…

  Being flooded with ‘Please read my book’ and ‘check out my new book now’ requests on various forums, I thought it may be time to scribble a few hints for new self-published authors. I am so tempted to title this list of hints ‘Don’t piss people off before they’ve discovered your book’, but I…

Here Is and An Easy Step-By-Step Illustrated Guide To Successful Self-Publishing This easy to read ebook is full of advice for new, and not so new self-publishing authors. In logical order, it takes the mystery out of self-publishing by giving clear and often illustrated how-to guides for the necessary steps involved in successful self-publishing. If…

Don’t make a fool of yourself Publishing a book has gone from exceedingly difficult, frustrating or expensive to just about free and an absolute cinch in almost the blink of an eye. The traditional agency model is under threat and vanity publishers are looking for where their next buck will come from as independent or…

Promoting self-published books and ebooks in an already crowded and competitive market is hard work. Unless you can get your book featured on Oprah next week, it will take patience, a lot of work and of course a dose of old fashioned good luck to get anywhere near the top of the tree. After my…

While there are many chasing the bestselling dream, I’m happy with reality. I probably see the profiles of hundreds if not thousands of authors, who crown themselves as ‘bestselling author’ along with other superlative adjectives on social media each month. However, we all know that there are very few bestselling authors. The truth of the matter is…