by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 1, 2022 | Announcements
We know there’s a lot going on in the self-publishing world right now (I mean… D2D officially acquired Smashwords as of today!). But we just couldn’t let March 2022 slip by without noting that it marks the ten year anniversary of...
by Sarah Kuiken | Nov 3, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
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...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Sep 14, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
I’ve been watching For the Love of Kitchens on the Discovery+ app. The show follows the work of the kitchen design studio of deVOL, in the UK. It’s something my wife got me into—a sort of “visual comfort food,” watching a show that’s centered on designing and...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Apr 2, 2018 | Author How-To & Mindset
The writing life can feel isolated, but it doesn’t have to be. Let’s talk about writing communities! There’s a myth about writers—that we’re all lonely, tortured souls who toil in isolation and obscurity. The popular conception of being an author is that...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Apr 6, 2017 | Author Essentials, Author How-To & Mindset
Promoting and marketing your books is vital to success. After all, readers can’t flock to you if they don’t know you exist. But promotion can be expensive, and all that overhead comes out of your pocket. Here are 10 ways to promote your book, even if you have no...
