Book Marketing | Self-Publishing Review

Quitting gets a little easier every time.

I used to smoke regularly. It started when I was 13 with a Marlboro red 100 (if you’re going to do it, go big). My friend D and I sat at the top of a long set of stairs leading down to a narrow path that cut through my small Neckarsteinach neighborhood, and she pulled one from the soft pack. “Are you sure you want one?” she said.

“Yeah. Just give it to me.”

I was an automatic inhaler. I didn’t even know how to puff. I’d take a drag, and then I’d blow […]

The Daunting Task of Marketing

This past weekend I went to a local bookstore and purchased four magazines – Writer’s Digest, Writer’s Yearbook, Writer’s Digest Anniversary Issue, and The Writer. I found some great articles and terrific resources and links.

One article in particular stood out to me, “Should Publishers Pay Authors for Promoting Their Own Books?” written by Chuck Leddy. It’s a great read about how authors of traditional publishing houses are expected to promote their own work using their own money to do so.

After reading the stories on how difficult it is to promote your work these days, I still don’t see […]