Mailerlite has threatened us with a fate worse than death if we don’t authenticate and validate our websites. What they’re talking about is making them come from some other location […]
Your Platform
Posts about making and using an author’s platform
Book Covers
I’ve been lucky with my book covers so far. Even with minimal input, they’ve turned out pretty good looking. This is the latest: Over Western Trails I like the simple […]
Social Media Marketing for Authors
I do most of my marketing on social media, mainly Facebook and Twitter. The main thing I do without fail is to post daily on both platforms. On Facebook, I […]
Books on Instagram
If you’re not on Instagram, you’re not hitting all your readers. Younger folks prefer Instagram, Snapchat, or even TikTok to the “golden oldies,” Facebook or Twitter. Here are some ideas […]
Quills Conference Part 2
Another good session at the Quills Conference was “Short Story Prep & Submission” by President-Elect John M. Olsen. Polishing Your Text – when it comes to writing tools to polish […]
Historical Novel Society Conference Part 6
This might be the last of the conference reports! Today I’ll go over “The A to Z of Your Indie Author Business” by Anna Castle. First of all, you need […]
Historical Novel Society Conference Part 5
I’m still (yes! I told you it was a great conference) watching HNS webinars and videos. Today I’ll share “All is Not Lost: Making the Most of Your Research” by […]
Historical Novel Society Conference, Part 3
Still watching the recordings from the conference and still learning a lot. I’ve especially enjoyed Sara Wigal’s session on creating your brand. “Building Your Brand Before You Query” was an […]
Historical Novel Society Conference Part 2
I’m still watching the recorded conference for the Historical Novel Society, and am learning a lot! In Jane Freidman’s Self-Publishing class, we learned that self publishing is a good fit […]
Goodreads for Authors
This is something I’ve been doing the past couple of days, since we had a workshop on the subject at the Women Writing the West Conference. If you’ve published anything, […]