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 with… Continue 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 one… Continue 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 credit… Continue 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 it… Continue Reading