I recently completed my third successful Kickstarter campaign to help promote my new book, Earth Joy Writing: Creating Harmony through Journaling and Nature, which will be released on Earth Day, April 22nd.
PODCAST: The Four Paths to Publishing
Recently, publishing has undergone an indie revolution similar to what occurred in the film and music industries. While these changes…
7 Ways to conduct a successful crowdfunding campaign
Build a successful crowdfunding campaign with these seven tips from Amanda Barbara, vice president of Pubslush, a global crowdfunding platform for…
6 Self-publishing tips
Self-publishing using desktop publishing software offers textbook authors a viable alternative to traditional publishing methods. Patrice Morin-Spatz, self-published author of…
Targeted marketing key to successful self-publishing
Self-published authors need to be more marketing savvy and more willing to dedicate time to the task of marketing, said Jeremy Robinson, author of POD People: Beating the Print-on-Demand Stigma.
“Marketing is really the only way a self-published author can get those first books sold and kick off the word-of-mouth machine,” he said.
Advice for authors who want to self-publish
For authors who aren’t the regular, follow-the-crowd type, and feel they’re not suitably recognized by traditional publishers, there are alternatives,…