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Why You Should Hand Out A Free Series Starter or E-Book

I know the ruse when it comes to writing a book. It’s a long process and it’s by far not the easiest thing to do. Couple writing with life which consists of a dreaded (and often stupid) day job, housekeeping, and anything else life throws at us and we’re lucky to have time to write a paragraph a day if that. Because of this, we might feel handing out a free series starter or e-books means…

How to Become an All-Star Self-Editor

Quick Hits on Self-Editing

  Okay, so I’m giving you a little rundown today regarding the rules on self-editing. As I mentioned in my previous article, this isn’t a complete rundown and it’s important you find a mentor fast.

However, it’s also important that you have an idea of what not to do as an author. Don’t follow these rules and you might have a hard time finding a reading audience. Follow…

How Rookie Indie-Authors Achieve Success on a Limited Budget

Did you all miss me?

Yes, I took a one month hiatus in the middle of winter. Hibernation, so to speak. Er…not really. Spent a lot of time editing for the final book in the Original Lord of Columbia Trilogy entitled Missing in Columbia which will be out soon….very soon. Also, I was hard at work on my affiliate blog and of course, Lord of Columbia Seriesblog, but I didn’t forget about My Freedom…

A Plan for Your Indie-Author Business

I’ve said it in at least two posts: most indie-authors never make a full-time living on their writing. The sad part is most of them can and would make such a living because I’m a firm believer in the fact most books will find an audience.

Even a small audience in an obscure genre or plot element will find a home. Somewhere, a readership will form. The problem is that many fail to build an…

Help! The Editing Process Has Me Stumped!

For many of us writers, the editing process can be and is a drag. It’s the part most of us don’t look forward to, and we just wish we could write and upload first drafts to Amazon all day and all night, making a full-time living off passive income from now until, well, whenever to be honest.

The tips I’m going to give you today actually makes the editing process manageable, if not fun. It’s a fun…

How to Fit Writing Time With the Dreaded Day Job

How many of you are stuck in the cycle of waking up, fighting traffic, arriving at work for eight to ten hours, then repeating?

A lot of us do so six days a week and with it we sacrifice writing time and other passions for the sake of a place we admittedly would rather do without.

We want to pursue our writing passion and make a full-time living off our writing, but man, where do we start and…

How to Avoid Brain Drain at the Keyboard: Two Simple Steps You Can Take Today

  Okay, so what is brain drain? I first came across the term back in the sixth grade when my teacher defined it as coming back to school on Monday after the weekend or coming back after Thanksgiving or Christmas break.

Yes, she was one of those old school teachers who gave homework as if she was the only one giving it out.

Needless to say I passed her classes with a ‘C-minus’ and a 2.2 overall…

Four Exciting Ways to Find Writing Inspiration

  Exhausted from work? Too tired to carry on and see another day? Well, you’re in luck because I’m going to give you four tips that will help you find writing inspiration.

Kind of cool, right?

The fact is you, yes you, can find inspiration just about anywhere, if you know where to look. We’re going to search deep inside ourselves for such inspiration, such as the search for that initial…

What is the Average Income for Indie Authors?

  The indie-author business is a tough one just like any online business these days, and the average income for indie-authors varies as well.

I posted previously that the average is around $500 per year in royalties, not even close to making ends meet for even a single month of rent anywhere in the United States.

However, I also said that it doesn’t need to be this way as most indies believe…

Five Benefits to Creating a Novel Series

There’s always the old standalone versus series debate and whether it’s better to write one standalone novel as opposed to a multiple-book novel series.

While there’s nothing wrong with writing standalone, authors wishing to earn steady passive income should always opt to write a series as it can do things standalones can’t.

Here is a quick-hit list of five benefits writing a series can bring you.

Six Ways to Make Money Online Writing

I covered a few ways in earlier posts to make money online writing, but today I’m providing a list that you can use at your disposal to make money online as a writer.

First and foremost, don’t quit the dreaded day job that you hate just yet or within the next year. My list isn’t composed of miracle work, nor should it be used as a get-rich-quick scheme.

Instead, you have a little hub toward…

Writers and the Dreaded Day Job

The dreaded day job is a term I’ve been throwing around often and since departing from what I once viewed as a career, I began working such a job not so long ago, around the second week of November. It didn’t take me long to realize what kind of mistake I had made and am now looking to turn the tide, but doing so isn’t easy.

What can be ironic for writers and I can attest this irony to myself is…

Dealing with Book Critics

When I say book critics, I mean the good, the bad, and the ugly. Anyone who comes across your book or book series will be a critic, so there will be a little bit of everything here. Yes, some people will love your work, others might like it, and still a few will despise it.

Sometimes, it might go as to what types of issues your book’s plot and themesdeal with. I don’t need to name any specific…

When Should You Prioritize Writing? High Enough to Fire the Boss!

  Wouldn’t you love to capitalize on your own writing business and hand your boss a Certificate of Divorce?

This is an article which holds mixed opinions. While some state writers should make writing top priority, others err on the side of caution and forewarn any aspiring writer the potential dangers and pitfalls on placing such a craft before a day job.

When should you prioritize writing?

I’m…

If Your Writing Dreams Don’t Scare You

They aren’t big enough. It’s taken from the old quote from Muhammad Ali, “If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.” Now, insert the word ‘writing dreams’ and this statement appeals to writers.

It appeals to everyone.

This article doesn’t just go with writing, it goes with life, but for the sake of my audience, we’re relating this to writing.

While success in writing is a long, long…

What is the Force Behind Success?

  Those of us who live the writer’s life have it rough. We want nothing more than to make a living off our words and ditch the DDJ forever. To us, we’re not successful unless we hit this awesome milestone, and there is a singular force behind success for any writer; the writer.

Isn’t that amazing?

No one else in this world can make you successful except you. Sure, we’ve all heard those ‘right…

How to Achieve Writing Success: Eat Your Humble Pie

This is a week for morality here at my blog, because I have been in a whirlwind as of late with life, but I want to take this whirlwind and turn it into a positive to help you achieve writing success and keep it.

As with success in any field, succeeding in writing won’t come easy and it won’t come fast. But it will come. Success in other fields will come faster, such as a primary income career…