3 Ways to Improve Your Author Facebook Page
© 2020 Shel Harrington A common mistake writers make when we set up an author Facebook page is making it all about us. Our potential readers find posts about our…
Do Author Websites Need an SSL Certificate?
© 2019 Linda Fulkerson Do author websites need an SSL Certificate?The short answer is yes, but it’s important to understand what an SSL Certificate does and why it’s vital to…
What the #@#@#@?
© 2019 Corabel Shofner Writers of a certain age panic when told we must develop a social media “presence.” Okay, we learned Facebook, but no, Facebook is not where it’s at…
How to Create a One Sheet
© 2017 Bethany Jett When I first heard that I had to take a one sheet to a writers conference, I thought, “A one sheet of what?” My book was…
Twitter and Writers—A Match Made in Heaven
© 2016 Edie Melson I remember the first time I ventured onto twitter. It’s an intimidating site, full of unfamiliar terms and strange rules. Beyond that, the more people I…
Like a Horse and Carriage
© 2016 Elece Hollis "A picture is worth ten thousand words," wrote Frederick Barnard. Words and photographs go hand in hand—like a horse and carriage. Photographs can serve as…
Get Started Blogging
© 2014 Edie Melson Like many writers, you may want to blog to enhance your career but don’t know how to go about it. Here are tips I give my…
Creating a Quality e-Product
© 2013 Susan K. Stewart Publisher’s Weekly reported that e-book sales rose by 117% in 2011 while print sales fell. That trend seems to be leveling off now. So for most…
How to Create Book Trailers and Videos
© 2012 Linda Evans Shepherd When I saw how Francis Chan turned his book Crazy Love into a multi-media event with a companion website filled with video, I knew I had to…
Scrivener
© 2011 Lynn Huggins Blackburn I wrote my first novel in a Word document. It never occurred to me there might be a better way to do it. Editing said…