by Polly Watt | Mar 6, 2024 | Guest Post
A book may begin on page one, but the real story starts when a key moment sets the plot in motion. This week, Polly Watt from Fictionary shares how to craft an inciting incident that will hook your readers. What is an Inciting Incident? At its most basic, an inciting...
by Kerrie Flanagan | Jul 19, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
Thank you to Kerrie Flanagan from Author Relations with CraveBooks for this week’s guest blog about promo stacking! Selling more books is a goal for most Indie Authors, but getting your books in front of new readers can be a challenge. Promo stacking is a great...
by David Chesson | Mar 17, 2020 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
Special guest Dave Chesson brings us this week’s post on Self-Publishing Tools. And be sure to tune in to ask Dave any questions you may have in the March 2020 D2D Live! Find all D2D Live events, past, present, and future, at http://D2DLive.com Remember the old...
by Esther Rabbit | Jun 12, 2019 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
Today we’ll try to tackle one of the key issues in building your author brand and that is your author website. Life’s hard for the small fish a.k.a. the self-published author. It’s simply not enough to write a book, publish it and let the universe to the rest. Even...
by Kathy Edens | Apr 30, 2019 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
Publishing is a competitive industry whether you self-publish or go the traditional route. Polishing your manuscript until it’s the best it can be is even more important for the self-published author. When you publish your own work, you likely don’t have an entire...
by Jane Sandwood | Apr 24, 2019 | Author How-To & Mindset, Guest Post
Studies indicate that being relaxed can boost creativity – that is, that ‘overworking’ your brain can in fact be counter-productive. Given the challenges of managing your time effectively as a writer, it is therefore important to ensure that your dedicated...