How To Sell 130,000 Books Without A Publisher

January 28, 2012

I’m always on the lookout for interesting stories to share with you. Adam Croft caught my eye on twitter with the tweet shown left and I just had to ask for more information. Adam is the best-selling author of the Knight & Culverhouse series of crime novels and the Kempston Hardwick mysteries. This is a [...]

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The Empowerment Of Indie Publishing With David Gaughran

January 26, 2012

The indie publishing world continues in constant flux but a new strident voice has recently appeared on the scene. Today David Gaughran shares his story. David Gaughran is the author of historical novel ‘A Storm Hits Valparaiso’ as well as several short story collections. He has also published ‘Let’s get digital: How to self-publish and [...]

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Author 2.0 Blueprint Rebooted For 2012

January 24, 2012

Author 2.0 encapsulates the spirit of empowerment to create, publish, sell and promote with the amazing online tools available today. I wrote the original Author 2.0 Blueprint over 2 years ago and things have changed a lot since then. I have sporadically updated it but now I have rewritten 95% of it to create a [...]

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Book Promotion: Speaking At Schools And Libraries With Barbara Techel

January 22, 2012

The Creative Penn is all about authenticity and sharing the truth behind the writer’s journey as well as our results. It’s important to me that what you learn about here comes from people’s own experience. So I’m delighted to share with you an interview with Barbara Techel on how she has managed to use physical [...]

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Writing for Life: 5 Practical Goals For Writers

January 20, 2012

February is already in sight and perhaps you set ambitious goals for 2012 as I did. Are they feeling a little too much right now? Today’s guest post from novelist and writing coach C. S. Lakin will help you break it down. Sometimes the writing journey feels overwhelming. There aren’t enough hours in the day [...]

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