Be wary of paying high fees for someone to write your book blurb. An author knows better than anyone what the book is about, who they wrote it for and what they want readers to gain from it. A hyped
How to Write a Book Blurb
Anatomy of a Book Cover
Creating a book cover is a partnership between book designer, author and publisher. Each contributes a different essential element to the process of making your book stand out among thousands of others. Here is where artistry and marketing meet. “The
Generous Marketing: book promotion for introverts
All authors of every genre are expected to promote their work however it is published. Some publishers assess a writer’s social media presence – the so-called ‘author platform’ – before even considering a submission for publication. Extraverts may revel in
Should You Write Non-fiction?
Predicting trends in publishing is a risky venture, but there seems to be a growing desire to read narrative non-fiction; not only memoir, biography and travelogue – always popular – but books on every conceivable subject. Over a recent four-week
Writing Process
An author with a blog rather than a dedicated blogger, I rarely participate in blog tours, but I so admire Lorraine Mace (@lomace) with her multiple writing roles, that when she invited me to take part in the Writing Process