Self-Publishing - Debacle or Solution

Vanity press is not just for the vain.

How to Create a Book Marketing Plan

A book marketing plan is an outline that will help you determine where and how you will promote your book. It can also serve as an indicator of how well your book may do in the market, once you publish it.

Do You Need Help Promoting Your Adult Book?

You've just had your first erotic book published. Or, maybe it's your second or third, it really doesn't matter. You're feeling excited and ready for the next step as a published author: Your book's promotion online.

Will 2007 will be The Year of the Authorpreneur for Internet Book Marketing

As an author, you possess the true secret to Internet book marketing success – your writing skills. Why? The biggest hurdles that Internet Marketers face is providing original content that is written to satisfy.

How Not To Get Published - How To Win the WWOTYA - 1, The Audience

Though authors are required to specify their targeted audience, they often avoid doing so. Some think that their novel is suitable for any audience. Many may not know why it is important to address the right persons.

The Other Side of Medicine - Depression, Disease or Disaster

After 30 years as family doctor it seemed a good time to collect ones thoughts together. I was helped in this task by being asked to contribute a regular column to the UK journal, Education for Primary Care. So for five years this gave me the opportunity to reflect upon issues in medicine and training of doctors.

The Berge Istra, A Sad But True Story

In 1971 I was the senior surgeon on the P&O liner Orcades. It was coming home from Australia time. 24 hours out of Freemantle in the middle of the night there was a summons to the Radio Room for an urgent medical consultation with an unnamed ship’s master

Attract Publishers With Your Talent

The slushpiles in publishers’ offices are higher than ever before, worse than that, they are getting taller by the day, and if you hope to avoid them, you have to grab the publisher's or agent’s attention, with the sheer force of your talent. Try these tips to help you on your way...

What's A Book Piece?

Creatives can spend an entire year looking for just ONE of these? What are they, anyway?

Effective Book Marketing Through a Website

You've just published your book, and now it's time to promote it. There are many resources available to guide you in the best ways to do this, and they all say part of it is to have a website - but they don't tell you what to do with the site to make it work for you. The goal is to get the most exposure with the least effort on your part - here's how to do it.

The Amazon Addiction

Come on, ‘fess up. You do it. A fan/friend/third cousin on your mother’s side of the family just e-mailed to let you know that your latest book is up on Amazon even though it isn’t going to be released for another six months. And so it begins — the Amazon Addiction.

How to Get Your Book Rejected, Part Two

In Part One of this series, I mentioned briefly the importance of knowing the markets to which you submit. If you are an aspiring romance novelist sending your work to a publisher where the bread and butter is paid for by hard science fiction, chances are you are not going to have much luck.

Using MySpace as an Author Promotional Tool

Many authors are now getting on the promotional bandwagon that is the phenomenon known and MySpace. Bands and filmmakers have already been making extensive use of the social network and now authors have a vast audience for promoting their books.

Why Internet Publishing is Best (For Readers)

What makes a bestseller? The person who pays out their own money, buys the book and actually reads it. Readers are the most important people in the chain.

How to Write and Sell Your Novel

Have you always wanted to write and sell a novel but weren't sure where to start? Here are time tested and proven tips on writing, agents, publishers and marketing