Six-month assessment and setting goals
It is six months since I published my book. It is time to assess my status and to plan the next six month’s goals. Do you routinely assess your goals as an author or indie publisher? If you are not selling the number of books you would like, are not writing to the extent you…
Five things I learned in the past six months as an indie author
Happy holiday! Whatever are your beliefs and traditions, I hope you that you find today enjoyable. I have double reason to celebrate: today is the six-month anniversary of the release of my first book. Do you recall the excitement you felt the day your book went public? I felt proud of the accomplishment, anxious about…
How to prepare for a successful book signing
Over the past six months I have had several book signings. I love attending these events and meeting my readers, though there is usually little time to chat with them. I love the gala atmosphere, the personal contact, and the actual signing. There is nothing more thrilling than having someone tell you how your book…
The indie author and book clubs
I recently read the post How to Get Your Book Accepted and Read by Book Clubs by Shamontiel Vaughn. Until reading this post, I had not thought about approaching book clubs. It seemed like a good idea, the more people who read the book, the more there would be talking about it. Also, most book club…
Do you dread revising your Kindle ebook?
Just the thought of making revisions to the Kindle ebook causes me to panic—the process is so difficult. Even when the change is simple and the existing files function perfectly, I know that something will go wrong just as something has gone wrong with all previous revision uploads. I can upload revised files to other…
Success revisited
In my previous post, Learning to be successful, I listed 5 steps to feeling successful. When I wrote the article, I actually thought that I could learn to feel successful; then, I listened to Steve Little speak on success. It was a short promo for a program he is marketing, but his approach to defining…
Learning to feel successful
I have been thinking about success. So many of my friends whom I would deem successful don’t see themselves as such? Artist, playwright, authors, entrepreneurs, bloggers—each highly respected by their peers yet still unable not define themselves as successful. Do you fall in that category? For you, is success elusive? If so, have you every…
The author platform—a long-range career growth tool
If you are like many of us, you have recently published a book. Congratulations! Whether you self-published or went with traditional publication, you now need to market your book. You sent out an email to everyone you know telling them of your accomplishment. Having a little social media savvy, you told everyone on Facebook or…