Persistence isn’t Flashy (but it Gets the Job Done)
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” —Richard Bach Steve Martin once said that perseverance is a good substitute for talent. And by golly, I hope he’s right. Talent is sexy and compelling and mysterious. You can’t force talent—you can only hope it…
How to get a Custom URL for your Books2Read Author Page!
Your free Books2Read Universal Book Link (UBL) creates a single landing page where you can include links to multiple global retailers for eBooks, print books, and audiobooks, and which will auto-geo-target readers to the right country’s version of the website. You can…
Zero to Indie Author: How to Network With Other Authors
First, a disclaimer. I launched this series a few months ago with a bold declaration: I’d write and publish my first book—blogging about the process all the while—in just 12 months. But in the months following the post on creating a daily writing habit … Crickets….
How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo
It’s that time of year again—cooler temperatures, pumpkin spice lattes, and National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo. If you’re wondering how to prepare for NaNoWriMo—and whether it’s even possible to prepare for writing an entire novel in a single…
Author Conference Do’s and Don’ts
Attending a writers’ conference is one of the best ways to improve your craft, level up your industry knowledge, and meet other authors in a single stroke. And you don’t just learn—you learn directly from authors and other industry pros who have been in the business…
Universal Book Links Now Include PRINT Links
When we launched Books2Read and the ability for authors to freely create Universal Book Links (UBLs) for their Ebooks, we always meant for it to be truly universal. We made sure our links are retail platform inclusive and geo-targeted, which automatically routes…
