By Sherrie Wilkolaski The Cannes Film Festival is world-renown to both the film industry and indie film buffs. Held in Cannes, France every year since 1946, it is the most glamorous invitation-only, film festival one could hope to attend. It is for film professionals and press only. Film festivals are to the silver screen as...
by Sherrie Wilkolaski The other day I was talking with a colleague let’s call her “Sally” and she told me that she decided to finally take the plunge into the world of electronic books and bought a Nook. The funny part about this story is that she is in the business of eBooks. It’s not...
By Karen Hodges Miller The other day I had a writing deadline. I wrote a lead. Deleted it. Wrote another. Deleted it. Played some solitaire. Checked my email. Wrote a third lead. Deleted it. Got a snack. Wrote a fourth lead. I was suffering from that dread disease, Writer’s Block. If you haven’t experienced Writer’s...
by J Lloyd Morgan When doing presentations at schools and other events, I’m often asked how hard it is to get published. It’s a fairly loaded question, to be sure. Though I’m fairly new to the publishing game, from what I have learned there are more options than ever for authors. However, each one comes...
by Sherrie Wilkolaski Facebook continue to grow as the marketing platform of choice for just about everything – goods, services, and causes – so it’s an obvious place for authors to consider when you start marketing your book. To get the most out of your Facebook presence here are 4 things that every author should...
By John Warner This article was originally posted on indiebookspot.com Wendy Cartmell, author of the Sgt Major Crane thrillers, talks about her approach to writing and her plans for the future. Why do you write? Is it something you’ve always done, or always wanted to do? Or is it something that you started fairly recently?...
By Karen Hodges Miller You’re inspired to write a book. The idea doesn’t matter, the genre doesn’t matter; it doesn’t matter whether you are writing fiction or non-fiction. The important thing is that you know that you have something to tell the world and the best way to tell it is in a book. Everyone...
BY JOHN WARNER This article was originally posted on indiebookspot.com Since its launch in December 2006, Goodreads has become the leading social cataloguing sites and has amassed millions of users. For self-published authors, a Goodreads profile is a necessity. The site’s Community Manager and Author Program Manager talks about how authors can make Goodreads work for them, and...
by Maralyn Hill Publicity is to books what oxygen is to lungs. Without it, sales suffocate and die. –Kent Carroll Because marketing and public relations (PR) go hand and hand, I think of them as twins, they are almost the same. You can do a lot of online marketing, but you still need to know...
By Karen Hodges Miller The more I learn about writer’s block the more I understand that when a writer has more than the average problem with finding the right sentence or paragraph, there is usually some underlying fear that is preventing the person from writing. Oh yes, there are all kinds of excuses: I just...
by Maralyn D. Hill There are many reasons for writing a cookbook. Some are as easy as the desire to create a history of family recipes, while others wish to write a best seller. There are many questions you need to ask yourself, but knowing why you want to write a cookbook is at the...
Walking with Elephants author Karen S. Bell talks about her approach to writing and her plans for the future.
