Amazon A+ Content for Authors: What It Is and How to Get Started
Boost your book’s Amazon page with A+ Content! 📈 Learn what A+ Content is, why it’s a game-changer for authors, and how to set it up step-by-step. From custom images to comparison charts, discover ways to make your book stand out and engage readers. Whether you’re a self-published author or working through KDP, this guide has everything you need to get started. #AmazonAPlusContent #KDP #BookMarketing #SelfPublishing
Step-by-Step Guide: How To Make Your Book Free on Amazon KDP
Want to make your book free on Amazon KDP and reach more readers? 📚 Whether you’re a new author or looking to boost your visibility, this step-by-step guide has you covered! Learn how to set up a free book promotion and use KDP’s tools to grow your author career. Perfect for anyone aiming to attract new fans or spread the word about their latest release. Check out the full guide and get your book in front of more readers! #KDP #bookmarketing #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity
How to Write a Subtitle That Sells Your Book: Self-Publishing Success
Many fiction authors spend hours on a clever title but miss the power of a great subtitle. In self-publishing, a well-crafted subtitle is crucial—it entices readers, clarifies content, and helps your book stand out. Discover how a compelling subtitle can boost your book’s visibility and sales. Learn more in our latest blog post!
The Ultimate Guide to Using ChatGPT for Book Title Inspiration
Are you endlessly searching for the perfect title for your new book but feeling absolutely stuck? Do you ever feel like you are struggling to come up with creative book titles to help your new novel stand out among the thousands of books in the Amazon marketplace? In our blog post, The Ultimate Guide to Using ChatGPT for Book Title Inspiration, we will cover what ChatGPT is and how you can use it to overcome writer’s block and create stunning titles you never would have thought of before.
An Author Website is Your Ultimate Marketing Tool: Here’s Why
In this digital age having a website is a must for authors who want to build their online presence, promote their books, and reach a larger audience. What many authors don’t realize is that an author website can be their ultimate marketing tool. In this article, An Author Website is Your Ultimate Marketing Tool: Here’s Why, we’ll take a look at the key elements of an effective author website. We will cover the benefits of having an author website, what to include in an author website, and tips for designing an effective author website. So, if you’re an author who is ready to take your career to the next level, let’s get started.
How To Plan an Amazing Children’s Book Launch Party
One of the best ways to promote and celebrate the release of your new children’s book is by throwing a book launch party. Writing and publishing a book takes tons of hard work and having a book launch party is a fantastic way to celebrate the big achievement. Book launch parties can also help increase book sales, build up hype about your book, and help you build a new audience of readers. In this blog post, we will go over How To Plan an Amazing Children’s Book Launch Party.
What to Include in Your Author Newsletter
As an author, you have probably heard that you need an email list to market your books. You may have signed up for an email mailing list service and are ready to craft your first newsletter, except while staring at the blank page, you have no idea what to do. What should you write? What do readers want to hear about? In this post, we will help you brainstorm What to Include in Your Author Newsletter.
Why Authors Need an Email Newsletter
As a new author, you may be wondering if you actually need an author newsletter. Why not only use social media and ads? Are email lists truly worth it? In this post, we will cover Why Authors Need an Email Newsletter and how you can utilize your email list to sell more books.
How to Easily Make a YouTube Banner in Canva for Free
Have you just created a YouTube Channel for your author platform? If you answered yes, you are going to want a beautiful eye-catching banner to give your page a professional look. First impressions matter and having a professional-looking YouTube Channel can only help you grow your author platform. In this blog post, we will show you How to Easily Make a YouTube Banner in Canva for Free. Canva is a fantastic simple-to-use tool that any writer will love because you do not need any graphic design skills to create stunning graphics. It is also 100% free to use.
How to Make a YouTube Banner (Adobe Photoshop Channel Art Tutorial with Free Template)
A YouTube banner is one of the first things people see when clicking on your YouTube Channel. Having professional-looking channel art gives your audience a fast visual view of who you are. If you have tacky/cheap-looking channel art, people will perceive your channel to be tacky/cheap. If your channel art looks professional, they will look at your account more seriously. Whatever theme you want to convey, just like a book cover, you just have a few precious seconds to grab your audience’s attention. In this blog post, we will be going over How to Make a YouTube Banner (Adobe Photoshop Channel Art Tutorial with Free Template).
How to Create Bookmarks for GotPrint in Adobe Photoshop
Do you want to create bookmarks for your new upcoming book release and have no idea how to start? Perhaps you do not have enough money to hire a graphic designer and you would like to learn the skills to create your own bookmarks? In our Video How to Create Bookmarks for GotPrint in Adobe…
Author Chats: Kate Breslin & Book Launch Promotion
Kate Breslin, an award-winning author of Christian historical fiction, discusses her strategy for book launch promotion and offers several ideas to help aspiring writers build their own group of influencers (or Street Team). Also learn tips for networking, creating promotional materials, and lining up book signing events in this fun, interactive interview conducted by Darlene Panzera.
How to Upload and Order Bookmarks on GotPrint
If you or a graphic designer have created bookmarks for your new upcoming book release, you may now be wondering How to Upload and Order Bookmarks on GotPrint. In this step-by-step tutorial, we cover how to upload your graphics, make sure that everything is within the margins, and discuss what are the best settings to choose when creating your bookmark.
How To Create a YouTube Channel To Promote Your Writing
Creating a YouTube Channel gives you a spot on the internet to post videos of your book trailers, live author events, and Q&A author chats.
Maybe you feel stuck on the technological side of things and need some help creating a professional YouTube account for your Author Platform. This blog post covers the nitty-gritty step-by-step details on How To Create a YouTube channel To Promote Your Writing.
23 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites Every Writer Should Be Using
Many authors who have just started a blog or need graphics to market their books on social media often ask where they can find high-quality images to use on their posts. There are so many copyright laws and finding high-quality images to legally use can often be difficult. I hope that in our post, 23 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites Every Writer Should Be Using, we can make it a little easier for you to find stunning images, graphics, and videos to use for all of your blogging and marketing needs.
The Ultimate Book Signing Checklist: What to Bring to Your First Book Signing
Book signings can help promote books and generate more sales, but have you ever wondered what an author should bring to such an event to make it as easy, efficient, enjoyable, and engaging as it can possibly be?
As a multi-published author of both traditionally published and self-published books, I have attended numerous book signing events and hope Book Signing Checklist for Authors helps you prepare for a successful book signing event of your own.
Fiction Writing: How to Write a Back Cover Blurb that Sells
Do you have trouble coming up with back cover blurbs for your story? Do you wonder what should be included or struggle with the wording?
Writing a back cover blurb can be both overwhelming and time-consuming as you try to summarize a 400-page book in just a few short paragraphs. I know that I have spent endless hours, sometimes days, tweaking the words again and again. Sometimes, I end up with dozens of different versions.
So how is an author to know when they have got it just right?
In this post, we will discuss the needed components and give you a template to construct each paragraph, so that you will have the best chance of writing a back cover blurb that entices the reader and convinces them to buy your book.
What is an Author Platform and Why Do Writers Need One?
What is an author platform? Why do you need one? These are questions many authors have when starting out. It is a topic frequently discussed at writing conferences with varying different definitions and opinions. When meeting with agents and editors they may ask you about your author platform. But what Is it exactly? In this article, we go over What is an Author Platform and Why Do Writers Need One?
How To Create A Google Account For Your Author Platform
Creating a Professional Google Account for your Author Platform is important to any author who wants to pursue a serious writing career.
How to Create and Set-Up a Professional Author Page On Facebook
This step-by-step tutorial shows aspiring writers how to create and set-up a professional author page on Facebook. Learn how to edit your ‘About’ section, link your page to your website, upload your profile picture and timeline cover, how to invite others to like your page, and so much more. Create Your Page First, you will…
22 Great Tools and Resources for Writers
Hey writers! Right here we have gathered together 22 Great Tools and Resources for Writers. Many of these awesome tools and resources we use ourselves on this site and other websites we manage. We only share tools that we trust and believe are helpful for aspiring writers.
