It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’m going to skip the optional question this month and share some advice instead. While taking a break between books, trying to fill the creative well, I read a ton of books and actually read my emails. …
Tag: Authorpreneur
Adding BookBub to Your Author Toolbox #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
It’s the third Wednesday of a new month, which means it’s time for another posting of the Author Toolbox Blog Hop! This month, I’m looking at BookBub. Why BookBub? Having an author presence where readers talk about books is essential. Readers can learn more about you, your books and what you like to read. It’s …
How to Use Pinterest to Grow Your Author Business #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
Years ago I did a post about Pinterest when I had just joined up. Since then things have changed on Pinterest and the way I use it. What is Pinterest? It is a social media network that allows you to share and discover new things visually. You can post (pin) your ideas on boards (usually …
The Pros and Cons of Starting a Company As a Self-Pub Author #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
I’m so excited to welcome back efriend Tasha with her great advice on being an indie author. Last time she talked about ebooks and revolutionised my writing career. This time… just read the article 😉 Many self-publishing guides will talk about brand and how to create one. When considering this, one of the options is …
Being A Successful Authorpreneur #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
It’s the third Wednesday of the month and time for another Author Toolbox post. Whether you go indie or trad, you are an authorpreneur who has a business to run. Let me rephrase that: whether you self-publish, publish with a small-press or publish with one of the Big 5, you need to sell your books …
Your First 1000 Copies by @timgrahl #bookreview
I’ve decided to share some of my favourite non-fiction books here on the blog. Tim has worked with over 100 different authors from top best sellers such as Hugh Howey, Daniel Pink, Charles Duhigg, Chip and Dan Heath, Ramit Sethi and Pamela Slim to authors just get started on their first writing project. He has …
Burning Questions #IWSG
It’s the first Wednesday of the month! I would like to start out this post by thanking everyone who had participated in my July book promotion either via blog posts or reviews. Wonderful efriend Sandra Cox has mentioned adding reviews to BookBub. It sparked my interest and I checked it out. Are you on BookBub? …
Let’s Get Visual #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
It’s the third Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for the Author Toolbox Blog Hop! More and more the visual appeal of something is what makes people stop and look, take in the message and then take action. There are different ways to use this and different places to use this. Basic The easy …
Running Your Author Empire
I learned a ton of things this year about running my author business. I thought about doing this as a series, but seeing as this is the last AuthorToolbox post for the year, I decided to go big. To learn more about the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop go here. I got advice from other authors, did a lot …
How to Set Up Instagram to Grow Your Author Business #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
It’s time for a new adventure with this month’s Author Toolbox Blog Hop. Welcome to the third year of the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop, which is a monthly event on the topic of resources and learning for authors. Feel free to hop around to the various blogs and see what you learn! The rules and sign-up form are …










