Have you ever dreamt of holding your own published book in your hands, a tangible testament to your creativity and dedication? For many aspiring authors, the allure of traditional publishing can …
Christian, Stop Being So Afraid Of Marketing Your Books!
We finally have a new interview on the podcast, and it's with someone I would have had on the show earlier had I actually been podcasting in the last three years. Welcome J.D. …
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Before Producing Your Audiobook, Make Sure You’ve Done This First!
I've seen this come up in varioius writing and narration groups I'm in, and also have read horror stories of authors finding out someone else out there had stolen their work or put up obstacles …
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A BIG Mistake The Marketing Gurus are Making with their Books
Ebook before Audiobook, not the other way around. This seems like common sense if you want to do a good job, but convoluted if you're in a hurry and would rather do it fast, right?I’ve seen this …
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Is Self-Publishing REALLY Illigitimate Publishing?
I once saw this meme somewhere, probably one of the writing groups or business pages I'm in on Facebook. But when I couldn't find it again I decided to re-make it so I could share it.So here you …
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Do You Return Your Audible Books To Save Money?
Imagine for a moment that you're a renowned chef at a decent restaurant. One day you have a patron, who let's say had eaten the entire meal, took a week to write a review on Yelp about your …
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Why Upfront Deposits From Clients Ensure Successful Outcomes
Why you should never agree to accept results-based payment for your work, except for whenever you should.If you want to receive deferred results-based payment in your business that's up to you …
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THIS is Why You Shouldn’t (Necessarily) Narrate Your Own Audiobook
Like the old adage goes, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should."OK, maybe YOU should narrate your own audibook, but not all authors should. And you definitely should read this post first …
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Still not convinced you need to worry about this as a writer?
Have you missed me? I've been absent from my blog and podcast for much of 2019, but whenever I've had something important to share, I've gone to the Fire On Your Head Newsletter and shared things …
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Writer, Don’t Be Like Michael
Michael saw a webinar with some internet marketing gurus who were talking about all the money they allegedly make with their Kindle empires.Michael thought he would do the same thing and would …
What I Learned Working for “Love Offerings” & “Competitive Pricing”
TL;DR: I ain't doing it ever again.I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it now: Many authors underprice their books. A few overprice their books to the extreme, but I find it’s the former I …
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BRANDING 110: Publishing Your Own Books with Ryan J. Rhoades
Hey guys On Sunday I got to be interviewed by Ryan J. Rhoades, founder of Reformation Designs on a weekly FB live interview series he's been doing on the subject of branding. He talked to me …
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How NOT To Grow Your Brand & Market Your Book
I've posted on my site several times why I don't do review swaps with other indie authors and expressed my disdain for being added to groups on Facebook without my permission, invited to like …
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Should Authors Make Audiobooks? A Narrator’s Perspective
I just found out earlier today, before publishing this post that Nine Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues (my published book) is available on Audible.com, and Amazon thanks to the …
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Quit Making Excuses!
Here it is, my first written post for 2017. Hard to believe I've gone over three weeks without updating my blog, but a week ago my mother returned to Canada after visiting us for over two weeks, …
Writing for God’s Glory | Interview with Dr. Michael L. Brown
Welcome to today's episode of the podcast. This one was a long time coming, as it had been on my mind to invite today's guest on the show for quite a while, but I never went for it until a few …
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If you can’t take criticism, don’t bother to write…yet
Whether you blog or write self-published books, you’re bound to face criticism for your writings. In fact, something is wrong if you don’t. From time to time my books get one-star reviews …
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Let’s Talk Publishing with Praying Medic – Part 2 | Podcast
I was privileged to be on The Praying Medic Podcast this week. Over the previous weekend PM and I had a three hour recorded Skype conversation on the heels of having just recently recorded a …
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Let’s Talk Publishing with Praying Medic – Part 1 | Podcast
I was privileged to be on The Praying Medic Podcast this week. Over the weekend PM and I had a three hour recorded Skype conversation the heels of having just recently recorded a lengthy episode …
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