How to Manage Sales Expectations

Oddly, I don’t remember obsessing over book sales for my first book. I had a…

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Don’t Skimp on Editing

Over at Blogging Authors, guest columnist Chris Hoole has a very important post on editing….

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What to Include in a Synopsis

Irene Watson has a nice post over at Readerviews.com, an on-line book reviewer, on what…

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More on Book Sales

A reader of my previous post on book sales (Books Sales By The Numbers), noted…

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The Hunger Games, Dialogue, and Voice

My new favorite young-adult series is The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The books…

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Book Sales By the Numbers

It may seem like an odd question, but when do you know your book’s a…

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On the Effectiveness of a Marketing Campaign

Perhaps the biggest barrier I faced with the publication of A Warrior’s Soul was a…

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What’s in a Book Review?

A funny thing happened on my way to “birthing” my fifth book: I began to…

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Putting the Squeeze on New Authors

Previously I’ve discussed how the modern publishing world has changed, and authors need to understand…

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Female Characters in Children’s Fiction

I recently read an article co-authored by Florida State University sociologist Janice McCabe about gender…

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