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Introduction Welcome back to my series Graphic Tools for Indie Authors. In Part 1 I covered resources and the first tool — PowerPoint. In Part 2 I will take a look at PhotoFunia, an easy-to-use image manipulation application. I’ll cover Read More …
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, and that’s especially true of book covers. A good cover can spark interest and be the difference between a digital “shrug” on the part of a potential reader and a pause Read More …
Today, I’m going to look at using Lumen5 to create a book trailer. Interest in using book trailers to market indie author publications seems to wax and wane in marketing discussions. Initially all the rage, I’ve noticed a lot less Read More …
Your characters need to eat. In novels with a modern, urban setting this isn’t usually a problem. Hungry? Drive-thru, supermarket, or delivery; there are a plethora of choices. Historical and — more particularly — fantasy novels is where things get Read More …
In Part II of Four Questions When Writing, I’m going to provide some ideas on finding your ideal writer. Recall that Part I went over why are you writing, and for whom are you writing. Over the Christmas “break” I Read More …
In my last post I described a cool new video tool indie authors can use to re-purpose existing blog content and drive social media engagement at the same time — Lumen5. Lumen5 is a video creation tool specifically designed to Read More …
Content is king. Video content in particular. I’ve read that countless times and I’m sure you have too. But producing video content is time-consuming and potentially expensive, particularly if your interest and experience do not lie in that area. I’m Read More …
If you have been an indie writer (or, indeed, any type of writer) for a while you will have stumbled across the concept of an Author Platform. This is usually a website, independent of social media platforms, where your audience Read More …
Author email newsletters are one of the most effective methods of ensuring sales of indie-author books. They allow you to connect with readers, provide them with value-add, encourage them to read your work. Over the years much has been written Read More …
Welcome to part 20 of my series: Let’s Make a Book Trailer. You can find the first and last posts here: Part 1 and Part 19 respectively. As with the previous posts, the following are merely my thoughts on the Read More …
