When I first started as an indie author, I wasn’t in it to make money (But that’s a whole other thing.) However, I kept seeing already published indie authors advertising their crowdfunding campaigns or Patreon to raise money for the books they were planning to publish. And as I was uneducated in this matter, I…
Category: Writing
Book Review of Expeditionary Force Book 2; Spec Ops – Book Tour with Audiobookworm Promotions
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Author: Craig Alanson Narrator: R.C. Bray Length: 15 hours 50 minutes Publisher: Podium Publishing⎮2017 Genre: Science Fiction Series: Expeditionary Force, Book 2 Release date: Mar. 7, 2017 Synopsis: Colonel Joe Bishop made a promise, and he’s going to keep it: taking the captured alien starship Flying…
11 Author Etiquette Rules for Book Reviews
I’ve been reviewing books for a few years now. At first, I just reviewed books I chose to read for fun. Then I reviewed books to support other independent authors. After that I started reviewing books with a few book blog tour companies. With all that reviewing going on it wasn’t long before authors (or…
What Kind of Blog Should a Fiction Writer Have?
As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. This is the conundrum I faced when I first set out to start my blog. First I was like “Whoa? I need an author platform?”. Then I was “Oh, no. I have to blog?”. Lastly, I asked “What do I blog about?”. While non-fiction writers can…
Why Individual Bloggers Should Get Paid for Book Blog Tours
What is a book blog tour? Most authors have heard of them, many have used them. Book blog tours have come to replace most public appearances for the lesser known author publicizing their book. Even large publishing houses are using them to cut costs when it comes to getting exposure for their authors. A fee…
Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Building My Author Platform
When I published my first book, I had no idea what an author platform was. And I didn’t care. I worked a full-time job doing other things than writing and I loved what I did. There were days I hated my customers and co-workers and had to sit in my car and cry because of…
Airborn Trilogy Book 2: Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel – Book Review
As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Big old fat warning, there are some spoilers for book one, Airborn, below. It’s time for my Wednesday Book Review post and boy am I wishing I didn’t need to write this right now because I’m just getting ready to publish my next book Divinity and…
30 Steps to Writing a Fiction Novel in 30 Days – Day 2 Plotting
Welcome to Day Two of my most popular blog series, where I reveal the process that helps me to write my novels over the course of 30 days with 30 steps. The first post in this series shows an overview of what I plan to cover. The second post in the series, Day 1 –…
Blogging Planner – What Every Blogging Noob Needs to Keep Their Thoughts Organized.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links. Disclaimer: Once again, I’d like to point out that I’m not an expert blogger and I’ve muddled my way as best I can, so I’d like to share some more of the things I’ve learned along the way. (Also, there are…
The Turing Revolt: The War Against Infinity by Rob Bartlett – Book Review
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links. Disclaimer: I am not promoting this book. This is a review only. Warnings: I received a copy of this book free from the author’s PR manager to review. This is not a sponsored review. This is the first book in a…
Science Fair Preparation
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links. It is officially science fair season. A time of year dreaded by parents, children, and science teachers alike as the assignments are passed out and kids start researching what they will be presenting at local school fairs. For most kids who…
Review of Entireweb Search Engine Free Website Submission for Writers and Bloggers
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links. Disclaimer: Once again, I’d like to point out that I’m not an expert blogger and I’ve muddled my way as best I can, so I’d like to share some more of the things I’ve learned along the way. (Also, there are…
