Book Marketing Stories

Where Do I Find Time to Promote My Novel?

Book Marketing Question: I am currently a college student. On February 14, 2012, my debut novel Founders’ Island was published and distributed among bookstores. However, since then I have sold hardly any. The most I have sold are maybe ten or eleven copies. This is mostly because I am too weighed down by my education […]

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Punctuation: Do You Know Your Shit?

Punctuation: Know your shit or know you’re shit! And that’s why you always need a good editor and a good proofreader. An infographic created by graphic designer Stephen Wildish of http://www.stephenwildish.co.uk. Actually, this choice has nothing to do with punctuation. It has to do with word choices among homonyms. 6              

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Jason Love: The Definition of a Writer

The Writer: Someone who spends a lifetime in solitude for the sake of communication. – Jason Love cartoon Does this define you? Or, are you a different kind of writer? Leave a comment below . . . The Writer: Someone who spends a lifetime in solitude for the sake of communication. – Jason Love Click To […]

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Correcting Grammar

The Number One Rule in Arguments

Once in awhile I have to share something that isn’t exactly about marketing books, publishing books, writing books, etc. Here’s something funny about editing (in this case, about grammar). The Number One Rule in Arguments: If you’re losing the argument, start correcting their grammar. #funny The Number One Rule in Arguments: If you’re losing the […]

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