After a database crash, we were unable to restore many of our blog posts from the past several years (despite having backups, which failed). However, we had already begun to moving our blogging efforts over to our sister site: The Nonfiction Authors Association. You will...
Many new authors expect that a traditional publisher is going to promote the heck out of their books. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. Most publishers have thin marketing budgets and the majority of their marketing spend is allocated to celebrity authors. New authors are...
When you sign a book deal with a traditional publisher, you give up your rights to your work–and unfortunately that can lead to some drastic changes to your manuscript. The publisher can choose to remove entire sections of your book or reorganize the materials. These...
Whenever I speak to audiences about publishing, it still surprises me that so many new authors think that a traditional book deal is the ultimate solution to all-things-publishing. Most believe that with a big house deal they won’t have to worry about marketing. Unfortunately, that’s...
The world of publishing can be broad and complex because the options and rules are constantly changing. I have personally pursued both self-publishing and traditional publishing and have learned (sometimes the hard way) the challenges and rewards of both options. Here they are: Self-Publishing Pros...
Over the weekend I received a royalty statement for one of my books and it was pitiful! Thousands of copies sold, yet somehow with the bulk discounts, the obscenely low rate paid for ebooks, and miscellaneous nonsense I earned an average of $.60 per book....
*It typically takes a traditional publisher a year to complete your book and put it into distribution. With the amount of red tape they have going on, the process seems to take forever. Just don’t expect to see your book on shelves within a few...