Before you make any rash decisions about how to publish a book, it’s first advisable to take a moment, learn about how this whole process works, and then decide how to proceed with all the facts at your disposal. You have two main options: traditional publishing and self-publishing. I’ve published books both ways. Penguin traditionally […]
Self-publishing
How to determine your price point when self-publishing
One of the great things about self-publishing is that you have control over your price point. Want to experiment? Want to drop the price for a promo? The self-publishing world is your oyster! And, like, the price is the pearl! Do you want to see how far I can go with this metaphor? No? Okay! […]
Should you self-publish or traditionally publish? 7 questions to ask yourself
To self-publish or traditionally publish. That is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of agents and publishers or to take arms against a sea of books on Amazon, and by being among them, rise above? To die, to sleep (oh wait you won’t), to sleep perchance to […]
How to choose an e-book cover
One of the very best parts of the self-publishing process is that you get to choose your own cover. Revolutionary, I know! In the traditional publishing process authors almost never have approval over their cover, and it’s even somewhat rare to have meaningful consultation. For some authors it can feel like “consultation” is limited to […]
Blog Directory
In an effort to make the blog more navigable and to help newcomers discover old posts, I’ve categorized all the posts into categories (except for those that are hopelessly out of date). Just click on the category to move down to that section. I’ll keep updating this directory with new posts, so please bookmark it […]
FAQs
Overview How does the publication process work? How do I write a novel? What do literary agents do? How do I find a literary agent? Should I self-publish? How should I promote my book? Book publishing glossary How to Find a Literary Agent and All About Query Letters How should I choose literary agents to […]