What is imposter syndrome? It is the persistent inability to believe that your success is deserved or legitimate. You feel that your efforts or skills are not good enough and that what you have accomplished was purely by luck. On… Read More »Tackling imposter syndrome
Writing a book is not just about the writing. It’s also all about marketing too. The whole self-publishing process requires creativity, time, effort, and countless sleepless nights. You’ve spent months (maybe even years) writing your book, so you want to… Read More »Book advertising ideas to boost sales
KDP Select is a free and optional program available to authors and publishers using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to publish their Kindle e-books. It is available on a book-by-book basis and only applies to e-books. If you enroll into KDP Select, it… Read More »Amazon KDP Select or not?
Even though it is the cover and title of your book that will grip the attention of readers, what will keep them going is the content of your book. No matter how you look at it, it is your writing… Read More »What really sells your book
When you’re writing, you need to make sure your product matches books in your genre. Have you ever heard the saying, “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”? Well, this same philosophy applies for books. You need to learn… Read More »Writing tips for some popular book genres
Before self-publishing, it was really tough finding a way to publishing your work. Even J.K. Rowling who wrote the famous Harry Potter series was rejected 12 times from different publishers. Sometimes the hardest part about launching a book wasn’t writing… Read More »Your book’s publishing options
After you’re done writing your book, there are a few more steps before you can publish. The first (and longest) step is editing. Depending on the type of editing you require, it can take up to 2-4 weeks to complete… Read More »How much time should I allocate for editing and design?
So, you grabbed your reader’s attention with your book cover and picked up your book. Now what? Well, most readers will automatically turn to the back of your book to find out more, but why? The back of your book… Read More »What do I put on my back cover?
Many self-publishers are turning to Amazon to publish their e-books because it is globally recognized, it’s easy to upload, and there is no additional fees. Obviously, nothing really is completely free. Amazon does take at least 30% of your royalties… Read More »Why choose Amazon KDP to self-publish?
Copyright pages typically go at the very beginning of any book, behind the inside title page. I wrote my very first copyright page today and looked at several other books to get an idea of what information is included on… Read More »Where do copyright pages go?