by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 28, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset
Or “Choosing a genre isn’t like choosing a face tattoo.” Recently, I was a guest on Author Platform Rocket, and the topic became “The Power of Pivot.” I chatted with Jonny Andrews about my own experience in shifting from one genre to another—sci-fi to thrillers—and my...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 11, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset, Features & Walk-Thrus, Knowledge Base
We spend a lot of time talking about covers in this business. It’s a given that without a professional-looking cover, your chances of a reader picking up your book go way (way, way, way) down. But just like that cutie you took to the Senior Prom, it’s what’s inside...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 2, 2017 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset, Features & Walk-Thrus, Knowledge Base
With Draft2Digital adding OverDrive as one of its eBook distribution platforms, indie authors have a new and easy way to get their books into more than 38,000 public, corporate, and school libraries, in 40+ countries worldwide. We’d shout about it, but we don’t want...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jul 13, 2017 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset
Indie authors have never had a more level playing field than they do today. We’ve been empowered by a vast array of services and products, built with us specifically in mind, to the point that generating, distributing, and selling eBooks has become virtually...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jul 5, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset
One of the handiest tools in an author’s marketing toolkit is the reader review. In fact, gathering reviews for your work may be the best marketing move you can make—and a far better strategy than most other marketing approaches. Asking for reviews, however, can be an...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jun 28, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset
We talk a lot about the business of publishing—everything from picking the right title and choosing the right cover to writing a winning book description and marketing your book to readers. All that is important, particularly for authors just getting into the...