They say the easy part is writing the book.  (I might beg to differ with that) Now, post novel, the author must bring out every nuance of their book to make it absolutely impossible to resist to their potential customers.

Easier said than done, my friends.  I've held this story…

The other day, just for the hell of it, I googled "authors from Groves, Texas."  I was expecting to see authors closeto Groves, but no cigar.  Well, I was wrong. 

Imagine my surprise when I discovered Mary Karr's name staring back at me.  I guess there was a…

Days like today is always a proud day for an author.  The manuscript you've been laboring over, staying up until all hours of the night rewriting, thinking about, wondering about it's success...is finally done.

Having said that, the easy part is over.  What?  The easy part?  Hell yes.  Now…

I can tell you that I'm old enough that my generation grew up very different than the Gen Y'ers of today.  I know it's hard to believe Virginia; but there weren't computers in every home.  The only phones around were landlines.  No cell phones, smart phones, Droids, texting are anything else. …

My apologies for my extended absence from my blog.  I fell prey to the John Lennon adage, "Life happens while you're planning it."  I wonder if he realized his wisdom while he was alive?  



One thing I have noticed in my absence is that I discovered a group page on Facebook that has reunited the youth of the mid 70's in my neck of the woods.  Yes, there were teenagers galore that drove up and down Gulfway Drive in Port Arthur relentlessly in search of girls, guys,…

In a move that may be smart or may be dumb, I’ve raised the prices of my books to $1.99. This, after reading several threads and discussions on the matter of pricing. Here’s the gist of my reasoning. There are a lot of ebooks out there nowadays, and as I’ve heard in many discussion groups, a good number are not well-written, not formatted correctly, and have covers that look homemade. These authors want to sell their books (we all do) so they price them at the lowest cost allowed by Amazon,…

I will be giving a one day seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 31st.

Here are a few of the topics I will cover during this power-packed seminar:

* The top ten things you can do in 2012 to sell more books.

* The key secrets to setting up and carrying out an effective virtual book tour.

* How to have your book, your website, and your brand go viral via the Internet.

* The inside secrets to developing relationships that…

2D Vs 3D Images

You Decide.…

Did you get that? In one hundred days, a couple things are going to happen. One, a bunch of kids are going to be out of school for the summer. Two, The Empyrical Tales Book III: The Secret Queen will be available from Comfort Publishing. What a perfect way to start that summer reading adventure!…

Welcome to another edition of Publishing and Publicity for Smart People, The Column.  We always provide a host of informative interviews designed to improve your book marketing ability. This year we have had an all-star line of guests from publicity to movie scouting and distribution to expert web strategist.  If you have missed any of the interviews or podcasts please visit our book marketing professional website. Today’s guest is Lynn Wiese Sneyd owner of LWS Literary…

This post isn't really about promoting my book,TheTime Of My Life, but about the reason why I wrote it. The story first began to bloom in the February of my oldest son's seventh grade year. His younger brother's best friend had just comeover to spend the night with us and his mother mentioned that she had just signed Jacob up to run track with the local youth sports organization. Ian responded to Shannon's comment with "I want to run track!" We hadn't known he was…

B.A. Chepaitis will be touring in March and April with her sci-fi paranormal novel The Green Memory of Fear.

On Prison Planetoid Three, Jaguar Addams uses her empathic gifts to make criminals face…

Hello all!
             I have just had my first paperback released and I thought you all might like to know about it!
  Please check out my profile and contact me directly if you are interested in my work.
                   Regards,
                        Sue Campbell

I’ve been going sponsorship crazy and just booked three more sponsorships for KND and my newest discovery, Kindle Fire Department. Kindle Fire Department is a site for Kindle Fire owners, that is growing by leaps and bounds. Sponsorship is easy and relatively cheap (about $50). By getting in now, I locked in dates for sponsorship in May. I also booked sponsorship for SILENT INVASION on The frugal ereader.com ($50). I’m waiting to hear the date on that one. Some of the best sites like Pixels…

HOW Come I Can't Sell More Books, Or Make Money Online....Or Get Folks to Follow me on Twitter...Or plan a Launch?

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Please leave a comment on the page, you could win one of the 3 review copies we're giving away…

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The Beginning

I'd just finished my sixth book in May of 2005, when I was approached by Bob Burdick to create a piece for his book-lovers' website. "Just tell us about your writer's life, how you manage to work and write at the same time. Tell us about the person you are, and how it all fits together."



I'd never really written much more than fiction, emails, and tech reports at…