Why every author must learn S.E.O?

What is S.E.O? Search Engine Optimization. Like all web analytic studies, when I first learned about S.E.O I was blown away. To be honest, I'm not following my own advice here. I'm not investing the time and money in plugging S.E.O. because I don't have it. But if you're an author who loves the marketing … Continue reading Why every author must learn S.E.O?

5 Questions to ask your book designer

I've worked on three book covers this year, "Ten Reminders for the Single Christian Woman," "Cinders of Castlerea" and "Under a Scottish Sky." The last book cover still remains to be done. I've noticed many publishers now work with authors when it comes to book covers for long forms of work, like novellas and novels. … Continue reading 5 Questions to ask your book designer

5 Powerful TED Talks for Authors

Last week I tweeted about a TED talk from an author. I absolutely loved the message. Occasionally, I do listen to TED talks for different reasons, inspiration, motivation, learning, fillers when I'm standing in a queue, struggling with writer's block, burnout, etc. And I thought why not share them with you. I'm sure there are … Continue reading 5 Powerful TED Talks for Authors

How to take Fantastic Author Photos?

How do you take fantastic author photos? After my first official author shoot, I must say it's not easy. According to me, you need three qualities to photograph well. 1. Good Looks 2. Very Good Looks and 3. Even Better Good Looks. I don't have any of those qualities, so I was quite nervous when … Continue reading How to take Fantastic Author Photos?

Three Tips – Getting your short story published!

I wouldn't consider myself a successful writer as  far as short stories go, but I have to admit that all of my publications so far have been shorts or novellas(about eight of them). This year after a gigantic creative push, I've managed to publish three different shorts and while there's no formula for stories, I … Continue reading Three Tips – Getting your short story published!

Why you should Format your Short Story Manuscript?

As you know, I sold four short stories out of the ten I submitted last year. Letters from Bidbid, Joseon Fringe and two others which I will let you know once we're closer to pub date. Either way, I think formatting was instrumental in selling those stories. Initially, it felt like a huge time suck … Continue reading Why you should Format your Short Story Manuscript?