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January 12, 2024

Self-Publishing: White, Cream, or Groundwood Eggshell Paper?

Self-publishers who use Print-On-Demand may find themselves in a situation where, though they’ve done all they could to produce a superior product, the lack of resources to truly make it shine will still leave the book with that this must have been self-published glow. That is why the paper you choose for your book is… Continue reading

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January 5, 2024

5 Ways to Use Social Media as Part of Your Book Marketing Plan

Social media is not a marketing plan but can be part of a larger strategy because it is a connection tool. It helps you to find, connect with, and nurture your audience. It is through these connections that you build the like and trust factor. People believe in you and trust you. When people believe… Continue reading

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December 20, 2023

The Self-Publishing Debate: Should You Spend Money to Publish Your Book

I didn’t plan on posting today, but there is a debate going on about whether new authors should spend money on self-publishing their books. In brief, publishing a book you want others to spend their money on will cost some financial investment if you care about your reader’s experience. There’s a reason authors who sign… Continue reading

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September 17, 2020

What is an ISBN and Do I Need One for My Book?

Today is Throwback Thursday, and I want to revisit the discussion over the ISBN. I have not given any Indie Author tips in awhile so let’s do it. What is an ISBN The short definition is the ISBN is a unique number used to identify a book. The code captures information about the book’s publisher, title,… Continue reading

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June 9, 2020

Blog Book Review Registry: OPEN

Hello good people! My book review registry is back open. I am ready to read and support the best Indie Books around. Please take the time to read through my blog book review policy below. This same policy can also be found on its own page here. Many times authors ask for a review from… Continue reading

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April 9, 2020

Helping Indie Authors Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

I’ve been spending my social distance-time staying at home as much as possible, reading books, writing books, catching up on some scriptures, enjoying time with my family and binging my favorite TV shows. Earlier last week I got an email from someone whose email I don’t remember subscribing to, but, it mentioned the point that… Continue reading

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January 22, 2020

Quality over Quantity: Why I Pulled My Trilogy from Amazon

The Stella Trilogy put me on in more ways than one. It was the first time I got reviews on amazon for my books (I knew nothing about amazon when I started) and the Stella Trilogy book signing made me enough money to pay my bills and then some. It was the first time I… Continue reading

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