Recently I was asked by a good friend of mine, “what is your cost per book?” At first, I thought he was talking about what each book costs me to order and have on hand to sell at events and conferences. However, that isn’t what he meant. What he meant was (I believe) a twofold … Read more
So many rules. Every part of our lives is governed by them, and sadly writing is no exception. There are rules of grammar: If you made it through high school English and you want to be a writer, you probably have a pretty decent handle on these rules. But there are others, too. For instance, … Read more
So, what happens after you’ve researched the best book events and cons that you should attend, spent the time and money to travel there, and acquired print copies of your books (in some cases ordering more books) and ‘poof’ you don’t sell anything? What do you do? How do you justify doing an event again? … Read more
by M.D. Neu This post is aimed at authors (and aspiring authors) who want to get better at talking about their books. Hopefully these pointers will help when you’re out there talking to your readers. Something we authors don’t always do well is explaining our novels to potential readers. When we talk to someone about … Read more
Happy Pride Month! We’re certainly celebrating Pride differently this year. It’s a great time to pick up a book and read about characters who aren’t living in a pandemic. Here are books from four authors that I’d highly recommend for your Pride reading list. All of these books are from authors of color as in … Read more