BOOK REVIEWS

BOOK REVIEWS

Four Tips on What NOT to Say (or Pitch or Do) to Get Your Book ReviewedIf you want guarantees, you won’t find them in book reviews. Death and taxes, yes – but the book review process is a sea of unknowns, from how many review requests you’ll get to who’ll actually...
The back cover of your book

The back cover of your book

Think of your book description as the most important sales pitch of your life. Every word must count, every idea must serve to rope readers in. Too often, indie authors fall short and lose readers to a book with better promo copy.Every book needs a book description –...
PLOTS, The Turning Points

PLOTS, The Turning Points

Plot plus characters are the two fundamentals of fiction. Of course, you have to write good dialogue and graphic descriptions of the story’s setting, but without a plot neither the writer or the reader knows where the story is going. There are a number of books on...
Where to Start Your Book

Where to Start Your Book

Consultant Nancy Erickson offers a guide to getting started on the book you’ve always wanted to write but don’t know where to begin.Think about how you would start any multi-layered project – like building a house. You’d start with a plan, wouldn’t you? Your book...
Publicity

Publicity

1.  When you start writing a new book. Your existing readership, if you have one, will be excited to hear about a new book project in the works. And that means a blog or print publication that covers literary news or your topic of choice (for non-fiction books) stands...
Author Bios

Author Bios

Does your author bio induce snoring? Your book is riveting, but your author bio is a snooze.If you’re afraid the above sentence may describe you, well — don’t be too hard on yourself; plenty of brilliant authors freeze up when it comes to writing about themselves in...