Unboxing The Page Turners: Economy of Fear Proof
One of the magical things about publishing a book is that no matter how many times you go over the digital material during the production process, you never really know what the printed book will look like. It is only when you are holding a physical copy in your hands that you get to see…
The Page Turners: Economy of Fear Book Trailer
Cat & Bean Publishing will be releasing my latest novel, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear, on July 3, 2015. Economy of Fear is the sequel to my hit young adult horror/sci-fi/fantasy mash-up, The Page Turners: Blood. The Page Turners: Blood is about a group of teenage book lovers who, after discovering a book of…
The Page Turners: Economy of Fear Cover Reveal
Oh, boy, I’m so freaking thrilled to finally be able to share with the world the cover to my latest novel, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear: Economy of Fear is the sequel to my young adult horror/sci-fi/fantasy mash-up, The Page Turners. The Page Turners is about a group book-loving teenagers who accidentally release their favourite…
Crack-Daddy Work Ethic with Steve Windsor – The Writing Coach 016
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 16 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and writing coach Steve Windsor. Amazon Bestselling Author Steve Windsor has been…
But can list building work for FICTION authors??
Earlier this week I posted an article, “The EXACT Day You MUST Start Marketing Your Book“, which outlined a simple and yet startlingly effective four-step strategy for marketing your book: 1. Audience attraction via blogging and guest blogging. 2. Enticement onto your email list via a valuable free offer. 3. Relationship development with your audience via delivery…
Why I write for other people’s blogs (and why you should too!)
How would it impact your book sales if every time you wrote a blog post your email subscriber list grew by 100 people? While you think about that, let me tell you about author Scott Bury. I met Scott a couple of years ago at a book conference. We hit it off right away, and around this time…
Self Publishing School with Chandler Bolt: The Writing Coach 014
In episode 14 of The Writing Coach, I speak with best selling author, speaker and entrepreneur, Chandler Bolt. This is part 2 of an interview that began on the Write Along Radio podcast. Chandler was bit by the entrepreneurial bug at an early age when he saw that he could make a lot more…
Heather Hart on Training Authors: The Writing Coach 012
In episode 12 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author coach, Heather Hart. Heather Hart is an internationally best-selling and award winning author, who works as an author coach at TrainingAuthors.com. Heather’s desire is to help other authors successfully publish and market their books while continuing to author, contribute to, and market multiple…
How to Use Trello to Project Manage Your Book
Upon finishing the drafting of a manuscript, most writers are surprised to discover the real work has only just begun! Structural edits, copy edits, cover design, interior design, back cover blurbs, and author photos… sometimes it seems the amount of work it takes to publish a book is insurmountable. That’s why I’ve put together…
Be Kind to Yourself
2014 has drawn to a close, and I haven’t done much blogging or podcasting during the last few weeks. That’s because I’ve been busy going over the copy edits to the sequel to my novel, The Page Turners. This book was originally written over a year ago, but was placed on hold while I wrote and created The…
