The Real Secrets of Bestselling Books

The Real Secrets of Bestselling Books

Everywhere a writer turns, it’s platform, marketing, social media. And don’t forget “bestseller!” I’ve come across more webinars, podcasts or video that claim to tell me the secrets of writing a bestseller. Automatically, my slam-your-nose-in-the-door salesperson skepticism kicks in. Writing Tip for Today: Think about this. You know darn well, that when you read “lose […]

Freebie offers: Bestsellers No More?

Publisher’s Weekly announced yesterday that from now on Amazon will no longer group “freebie” Kindle offers with regular Kindle offers when formulating their bestseller lists. Will this development alter the numbers of publishers who run free Kindle download campaigns? If shoppers still use Bestseller categories as the starting point, probably. But perhaps there will be […]

Cover Me, Lord

Some exciting stuff is happening with my soon-to-be-released novel, The Fence My Father Built. Abingdon, my publisher, recently emailed a copy of my book’s cover. This part of the publishing process is when I get excited about the forthcoming book. To me, it signals that SOMEbody actually understands my story. A picture really is worth […]