How to Get Reviews for Your Book

We all know the positive effect that reviews have on our books, in particular when it comes to sales, and this is true whether you are independently published or mainstream published.  Unfortunately, there’s no magic formula; then again, maybe this is a good thing,...

Know Your Book Designer

When you are independently publishing your book or self-publishing, a book designer can and should be your best friend. After all the work you’ve put into creating a special novel, biography, business book, or self-help book, you deserve a finished product that looks...

Independent Publishing vs. Vanity Presses

If you’ve spent as many days, weeks, and months as I have writing your very important and extremely special book, it is vital that you know the difference between publishing your book independently or relying on vanity presses or pay-to-publish companies.  They are...

Ghostwriting is an Art

The best ghostwriters are generally successful authors in their own right.  They are generally highly published and very often critically acclaimed. Like the books that ghostwriters author for their own literary collections, the books they author for their clients...

The Power of e-Publishing

It would be hard to overestimate how the Internet and the digital revolution have affected the world of publishing. In the past, the publishing industry held tight control over who and what got published and promoted. Many would-be authors never got the chance to...