Author Tips

Dan Auerbach on Success

Here are a two key insights that singer and songwriter Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys shared in an article in Red Bulletin magazine. Don’t trust anyone who tells you to stick to the rules. — Dan Auerbach Don’t trust anyone who tells you to stick to the rules. — Dan Auerbach Click To Tweet […]

Q&A: When Is a Book Well-Written and Publishable?

This evening I answered the following book publishing question on Quora. I figured I’d share my answer here as well. Question Publishers: What tips you off that a book is well written or publishable? I’m asking this question because I’m about to send my manuscript to literary agents, as well to companies that accept slush. I’ve been […]

How to Sell $40,000 in Foreign Rights by John Penberthy

On the Book Marketing Network website, John Penberthy related the story of how he received almost $40,000 from selling foreign rights for his self-published book, To Bee or Not to Bee: After self-publishing my book, To Bee or Not to Bee, I got a website made (http://ToBeeBook.com) which included a 60-second trailer. Then I identified […]

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Selling Book Rights: What’s a Good Price?

Book Marketing Question: John, I wrote a book published by Author House. I have 100% rights. I wrote the book several years ago, but I have been unable to market it and am facing some real hardships now. I don’t have a clue how to go about marketing for this and simply don’t have time […]