It’s Time for You to Quit Writing Your Book
One of my good Facebook friends, MamaRed Knight, recently wrote an article chock full of ways to write a book to support your business. Ways that don’t involve a lot of thought, time or… work. (Click...
View ArticleSelf-Publishing and Book Distribution: How to Sell Your Book in Independent...
How to Sell Your Book in Independent Bookstores In a previous article, I showed you how to get your self-published book stocked in mainstream bookstores. Getting into independent bookstores can be...
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How Do I Protect My Work? Won’t People Steal My Great Idea?
This is a question I get from almost every first-time author, especially those new to the world of book publishing. While it’s true on the very rare occasion an idea is swiped, it rarely happens in the...
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7 Super Easy Ways to Find Time to Write Your Book
In my short Jumpstart My Book! survey, I ask the question, “What’s the biggest fear or frustration you have about getting your book into your prospects’ hands?” Hands down the biggest frustration...
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Do You Work for Free? When Should You?
I don’t know what it is about certain times of the year, but as the gift-giving season comes around it seems everyone has “gift” or “free” on their minds. Those of you who read this blog know I love to...
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What to Do When Stock Image Sites Turn Evil
Many designers rely on stock image sites like Getty Images, iStockPhoto.com (owned by Getty), and others for artwork and photos for their clients. At The Ultimate Book Coach, our designers often use...
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Should You Use CreateSpace?
CreateSpace is a POD printer/publisher owned by Amazon.com. They make it super easy for authors to get “published” by giving away free ISBNs, free templates for the cover and allowing you to upload a...
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Editing Essentials—The Top Six Things to Know about Book Editing
Do you need an editor? Most experienced writers and almost every entrepreneur who wants a credibility-boosting book will say, “Absolutely!” However, I’m still astounded at the number of people who feel...
View ArticleThoughts on the End of 2012 and a New Year
Here we are again, the end of another year. This year saw many “ends” for my family: the end of my husband’s corporate job, the end of some major debt we’ve been trying to pay down for the past few...
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5 Security Risks to Fix on Your Book’s Website
Guest post by MJ Schrader Life doesn’t come without risks. That’s why we wear a lifejacket while water skiing, a helmet on a bicycle, seat belts in the car, and have a lock on the front door. None of...
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How to Price Your Kindle Book to Get the Most Sales
While hanging out in a Facebook group over the course of a few hours, I noticed this question asked several times: “How should I price my Kindle book?” The options for Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing...
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How to Write a Book Series – and Why You Should
Traditional publishing companies rarely sign an author for one single book. Usually you hear of authors receiving multiple-book deals with one book to be published every one to two years in a series....
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Why Do Many Guru Book Covers Suck?
I saw another book launch the other day by a “guru” whose cover thoroughly sucked. It was off-centered, slanted, horrible colors, the title was hard to read, and frankly it looked like the guru himself...
View ArticleWhy I’d Never Use Smashwords… Until Now
Smashwords is an increasingly popular eBook retailer and distributor, especially for indie authors. But they had one major flaw – they wouldn’t accept EPUB files directly from authors. They insisted...
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How to Work with an Illustrator: Part 1
Many children’s book authors never get published because they get hung up trying to find an illustrator. After all, as authors we’re attached to our work, so hiring an illustrator and entrusting the...
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How to Work with an Illustrator: Part 2
In How to Work with an Illustrator: Part 1, I discussed at length how to find a good match in an illustrator and the how-to basics while working with them on illustrations for your book. In this part...
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8 Things You Can Do to Promote Your Book as Soon as You Finish the First...
By Sandra Beckwith One of the questions I hear the most from authors is, “When should I start promoting my book?” The short answer is: “As soon as possible.” The long answer is a little more...
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How to Sell Your Book in Bulk
One of the most ignored, yet most profitable, ways to sell your book is with bulk sales. Most authors I speak to think instantly of retailers like bookstores, Target and Walmart at the mention of the...
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How to be a Best Seller before Your Book’s Released
Last week the Wall Street Journal released an article titled, The Mystery of the Book Sales Spike. In it, they claim many authors who land on best-seller lists are buying their way to that prestigious...
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Amazon’s “Beautiful Disaster” Strike 3?
I was informed of a rather scary (at first) publishing issue this morning by a Facebook friend. Rather than tell you in my words what happened, here it is in the author’s own words: While the author,...
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