Category Archives: Publishing

Why You Need an Amazon AuthorCentral Page

Why You Need an Amazon AuthorCentral Page

If you are an author with a book on Amazon (even if it is a co-authored book) you can set up an AuthorCentral page. These pages function as a mini-website about you and your work on Amazon. Anytime someone is looking at a book listing on Amazon, the author of the book is listed withContinue Reading

Assembling Your Self-Publishing Team

Assembling Your Self-Publishing Team

They say it takes a village to raise a child. The same principle holds when it comes to publishing a high quality book. It takes a team of professionals who have experience in working with books and publishing. Assembling the team of professionals that will be involved in designing and producing the book is oneContinue Reading

7 Tips for Using Copyrighted Material in Your Book

7 Tips for Using Copyrighted Material in Your Book

“Can’t I quote someone if I just give them credit?”  This is an often-asked question from authors.  I think a lot of confusion comes from past experiences in academic writing.  When you write a research paper in school it is expected that you will quote other people’s ideas and the requirement is to give creditContinue Reading

Recommended: Non-Fiction Writer’s Conference

The Non-Fiction Writer’s Conference is hosted by Stephanie Chandler, an author I have had the pleasure of working with and recommend often.  This is the 4th year for the conference which will be held May 7-9, 2014. The conference will feature 15 speakers over the 3 days and is conducted via teleseminar which makes itContinue Reading