Why Pre-orders Matter and How to Get Them

I have a confession. Prior to working in book marketing, I had NEVER pre-ordered a book. Gasp. Sorry to all the authors I loved and followed back then. I didn’t realize the difference it made. Pre-order sales help retailers take notice of your book, signaling them to...

Discover Deconstruction {How to Write a Book Series}

    As a writer, I was recently faced with an epic task—to distill into a single book the life of an astronaut-explorer whose bio not only includes space, but sky, sea, medical school, and the Olympics. Oh, and then there’s the climbing of frozen waterfalls. And...

11 Things Happy Authors Don’t Do

Some authors are mildly successful but still happy. Some aren’t even published yet, but they’re still content with their journey. Other authors have great success, yet are still pretty unhappy. What makes the difference? How do we avoid behaviors and...