How to get your self-published book reviewed by credible sources
About six months ago, I finished my book “Jesus Potter Harry Christ” and was hungry for reviews. The first thing I did was send out a chain letter to about a thousand blogs I thought might be...
View ArticleThe 3 unskippable steps to self-publishing success
I put out my self published non-fiction research book about a year ago. I did almost everything wrong. I’m starting to come to grips with what I should have done, which I’ve arranged in the following...
View ArticleThe truth about advertising your book: should you do it?
How to advertise your book and why you should. There’s a self-published book being advertised on Facebook called “Replenish the Earth”. The cover is ho-hum. The first time I saw it I smirked, thinking...
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Why “The War of Art” is Stupid: How to be a hack without selling your soul
Recently a lot of my creative friends have been raving about “The War of Art” – a little manifesto about art, creativity and creative production by Steven Pressfield. It’s an inspirational book...
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High price = higher satisfaction: except when selling books (+a defense of...
A couple nights ago I met up with Hugh Howey Fan Fic writer Wes Davies over pizza and beer in Tainan, Taiwan; as indie authors we discussed marketing and pricing strategies. The best plan (I continue...
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How to get blurbs for your book from famous authors
It’s important to get a lot of reviews on your book’s sales page. But it’s even better to get blurbs from famous authors, or authors of other books. I’m going to teach you a free and easy secret to...
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Author Ethics and Utilitarianism (Or, “Why Authors are Bad People”)
Tonight I read with interest two posts about Author Ethics. This one by Jane Steen on selfpublishingadvice.org argues that while indie authors often lament (and admit to be challenged by) quality...
View ArticleHow to remove negative book reviews from Amazon (with Kindle’s “most helpful”...
Amazon is at war with authors. And that’s OK: their revenue comes from readers, and they want to make sure readers keep buying books, which means giving them books they won’t be disappointed with....
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Why people won’t review your books
I see a lot of indie authors begging for reviews (and feeling stupid for it). I hate begging for stuff. I hate asking friends and families for reviews, giving out ARC copies, and then knowing...
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Why Amazon is deleting book reviews: understanding Amazon’s new review policy...
Amazon has been deleting reviews for a long time. Making sure reviews are honest and trustworthy is important for their business; so they delete reviews from friends, family members and anyone they...
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How to find 1000+ new reviewers who will review your books for free
One way to find more reviewers for your book is to look at what’s selling in your genre, see who has reviewed them, and then reach out to those people. When I started publishing fiction I did my own...
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Three quick and easy ways to get more book reviews for your self-published books
Getting more book reviews is critical for authors – without at least 10 reviews it’s hard to even give your books away for free. Unless you already have a platform, you should shoot for around 20...
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Why “The War of Art” is Stupid: How to be a hack without selling your soul
Recently a lot of my creative friends have been raving about “The War of Art” – a little manifesto about art, creativity and creative production by Steven Pressfield. It’s an inspirational book...
View ArticleClik here to view.
High price = higher satisfaction: except when selling books (+a defense of...
A couple nights ago I met up with Hugh Howey Fan Fic writer Wes Davies over pizza and beer in Tainan, Taiwan; as indie authors we discussed marketing and pricing strategies. The best plan (I continue...
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How to get blurbs for your book from famous authors
It’s important to get a lot of reviews on your book’s sales page. But it’s even better to get blurbs from famous authors, or authors of other books. I’m going to teach you a free and easy secret to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Author Ethics and Utilitarianism (Or, “Why Authors are Bad People”)
Tonight I read with interest two posts about Author Ethics. This one by Jane Steen on selfpublishingadvice.org argues that while indie authors often lament (and admit to be challenged by) quality...
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How to remove negative book reviews from Amazon (with Kindle’s “most helpful”...
2018 UPDATES: Amazon has been doing “purges” of reviews and a lot of authors have seen hundreds of reviews deleted. Read this to keep Amazon from deleting your reviews. Also for a while Amazon was...
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Why people won’t review your books
I see a lot of indie authors begging for reviews (and feeling stupid for it). I hate begging for stuff. I hate asking friends and families for reviews, giving out ARC copies, and then knowing...
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Why Amazon is deleting book reviews: understanding Amazon’s new review policy...
Amazon has been doing review purges for some time, but today was a massive glitch, with many authors seeing ALL of their reviews disappearing – both indie and traditionally published authors lost...
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How to find 1000+ new reviewers who will review your books for free
One way to find more reviewers for your book is to look at what’s selling in your genre, see who has reviewed them, and then reach out to those people. When I started publishing fiction I did my own...
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