Author Tips
Good Book Authors Borrow Content
Good book authors stare at people a lot. Scenery, too. Events, as well. A good author pries. Asks lots of questions. Irritates those around him sometimes with way too many questions. A good author listens. Not only does she ask questions, she listens to the answers. A good author eavesdrops. Listens to conversations on the […]
Speaking Opportunities for Book Authors
Here are a few examples of local speaking opportunities for book authors and speakers. Some organizations offer a speaking fee but many invite authors to speak in trade for book promotion. While you might not be able to arrange talks at the following local venues, you can explore similar opportunities in your local area and […]
Colleen Hoover: A New York Times Bestselling Self-Publisher
Below is an excerpt from an interview with Colleen Hoover, a New York Times bestselling author who self-published several novels, including Slammed several years ago. I just wrote these books less than a year ago, so I never tried to get them traditionally published. In all honesty, I wrote them for fun and never thought […]
The Mama Bestseller Video
When Terry McMillan’s first novel Mama was published in 1987, she wrote more than 3,000 letters to bookstores, colleges, chain stores, African-American groups, and other groups asking them to stock and/or promote her book. She offered to do readings wherever they would give her space. The response was so great that she ended up doing […]