Blogging? A Working #Author’s Tool for Steady Audience Growth
#IndieAuthors #Blogging (Beth Turnage Blog) In this post: Do fiction writers need an author platform? Explore what research reveals about blogging, reader engagement, and building your audience. Do fiction writers need an author platform? Ask ten writers, agents, and publishers,...
The Easy #Money-Back-Guarantee Trap: What #Self-Publishing Programs Refund
(Beth Turnage Blog) Note: This post examines publishing-program costs and refund policies to help you make an informed decision about whether a program fits your goals and budget. Part 3 of 6: The Truth About Self-Publishing Programs...
The Real Cost of Self-Publishing: Beyond the Course Fee
(Beth Turnage Blog) Part 2 of 6: The Truth About Self-Publishing Programs Read Part 1: The $20,000 Passive Income Lie: What Publishing Gurus Don’t Tell You You’ve paid $2,000 for the course. You’ve watched the training videos. You’ve attended...
Interview With The Ghostwriter
(Beth Turnage Blog) I’m typing this from my bed at 2 a.m. with a deadline looming. By morning, I’ll have turned someone else’s rough idea into 5,000 words of polished prose they’ll publish under their name. And that’s exactly how I want it. For many, ghostwriters are shadowy figures...
Multi-Genre Author: Liability or Secret Weapon?
(Beth Turnage) Is Being a Multi-Genre Author A Sales Pitch Gone Wrong or A Secret Weapon? So I sent you a query, and you decided to check out my socials, and you landed on my page and you go, what’s this? Why is there all this science fiction here?...
For #authors: #launch your #book with #socialmedia~ #DYI part 1
If you are like me you have a fair idea of how to write a book but nearly no clue on how to market it but there is a time when you have to hitch up your big girl or boy pants to do it. But what to do?...