Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future tip. AI-generated art is a game-changer for writers who do their own marketing and newsletters. … Continue reading
Category Archives: business
Navigating the Publishing Process
I’m excited to welcome to WordDreams blogger, animal-lover, spiritualist, and acclaimed author of You Beneath My Skin and The Blue Bar, Damyanti Biswas. She is a spectacular writer whose words drop you right in the middle of the power and corruption that is New Delhi life and leave you wondering how the good guys can … Continue reading
Guest post–sorry! I messed up!
Sorry guys! I messed this one up. I’ll have this ready next week… Continue reading
Where you sell your books
I sell my fiction only on Amazon but my non-fic, I sell not only through Amazon but on my own website, through Facebook (though I have never sold even one), through an education marketplace (Teachers Pay Teachers), and Google Play (almost nothing sells there). I did a poll a few weeks ago to find out … Continue reading
Where do you sell your books?
I sell my fiction only on Amazon but my non-fic, I sell not only through Amazon but on my own website, through Facebook (though I have never sold even one), through an education marketplace (Teachers Pay Teachers), Google Play (almost nothing sells there). I’m curious where you-all sell your books and how that goes? Is … Continue reading
My Prehistoric Fiction on Sale for 3 Days
To support readers during #CoronaVirus, all three of my Man vs. Nature ebooks are on sale for $.99 – $2.99 from April 20-22. Lose yourself in a prehistoric world where danger was always a breath away. Based on a true story, this is an unforgettable saga of hardship and determination, conflict and passion. We follow … Continue reading
Why Self-Publishing is Right for Me
Years ago, I submitted my first novel to a list of agents who specialized in my genre, sure they’d love my quirky clever book. I’d edited, re-edited, and run it by people I trusted–it was dressed for success. At that time, I didn’t realize that finding an agent was like putting a hood on a … Continue reading
2019, I Resolve…
New Years–a time for rest, rejuvenation and repair. A time to assess life. Do we settle into our routine, enjoy where it’s headed, or is it time to grab our purse, our iPhone, our car keys, and get out of there? As a teacher-author, New Year’s Resolutions are more of a To Do list. I … Continue reading
5+1 Great Book Marketing Tips That Won’t Cost Anything
5+1 Great Free Marketing Tips for Writers In my twenty years of writing, I have published over one-hundred non-fiction technology-in-education books, one how-to on getting into the Naval Academy, and most recently three (and counting) novels. They have all been published through agencies who did no marketing–that’s been completely up to me. As a result, … Continue reading
How to find stats for your blog
I don’t pay much attention to these except in passing. I’ll notice that I’m getting about the same number of viewers or that a post has climbed to the top of my most-commented-on list. Let’s say, if I spend ten minutes a week on this, I’d be exaggerating. But, it’s nice to know where I … Continue reading