What is the Definition of a Legitimate Publisher?

Well, we’ve now been through the cost of writing and where you can look to publish your fiction. We know that there are paid subscription listings available and a few of you may subscribe to other places like Absolute Write or the Freelance Writing Job Bank. As you go through the listings, though, you may […]

ePublishing 101 – Collected Edition

ePublishing 101 is a tutorial on every aspect of doing business as a PDF publisher, covering topics from planning and production to release and marketing, and everything in between– giving readers the benefit of the extensive experience of Phil Reed of Ronin Arts and Gareth-Michael Skarka of Adamant Entertainment. Anyone interested in creating and self-publishing […]

POD People

Beating the Print-on-Demand Stigma POD People. Seems like they’re everywhere all of a sudden. Thousands of authors are publishing their books via print-on-demand, but only a very small percentage of them find any kind of success. Why? POD People must not only act as author, but also publisher, advertiser, editor, agent and graphic designer. The […]

Marketing 101: What has Changed for Novelists Selling their Books

Straight out of the comments from this previous post about writing unconventional fantasy settings, author Joe Cooke asked: If we write stories that are outside the bounds of the tried-and-true, how do we get them to market? Dear readers, that is the million dollar question and one that I have heard many, many times. It’s […]