Say it Ain’t So by Dennis Doty

I see a lot of questionable or false information offered in various writing groups. So, the purpose of this post is to dispel some of the myths and offer advice which will advance your career as a writer. An extremely popular myth is that you MUST have an agent to get a contract with a…

PitMad

Pitmad is a Twitter event that writers with completed and polished, ready to read manuscripts participate in to find agents, and publishers who are actively looking for books. It is open to all genres every quarter, and there are some genre specific ones throughout the year. PitMad lays all the rules and regulations out on…

How to Network

Networking isn't about getting the most likes or the most friends/followers. Networking is about finding similar writers in your genre and your place in the grand scheme of publication. What I mean is, someone without a finished book should probably network with people who are working on their drafts with sprinting or bouncing ideas off…

Author Takeovers

What is an Author Takeover? An author takeover is when an author throws an event or opens their fan group to other writers so they may talk about their books. Wait. What? Yes. You read that right. The point of an author takeover is for an author to gather similar genre writers to share followers…

Approaching Book Bloggers

Book Bloggers can be your best friend or a headache that you tackle because you don’t know where else to turn for reviews. Some authors find the whole process intimidating and others find it a time-consuming sinkhole. Other authors find working with bloggers the magic that gains them new readers and valid/credible reviews. I hope…

Newsletter Swaps

A lot of authors push FB ads and AMS ads and countless paid promos, and trust me, they work. It's why they are come so highly recommended. But aside from the few promos that don't have a fee, newsletter swaps are a budget friendly way to get your book in front of the readers. How…