Archive for the ‘publishing’ Category

In “CreateSpace vs. Lightning Source,” Ezra Barany compares Amazon’s CreateSpace and Ingram’s Lightning Source for their print-on-demand (POD) services. This is part 3 of 3 especially designed for fiction authors. (Parts 1 and 2 are posted here and here.)
A lot of people think that choosing the right print-on-demand (POD) service is a challenge, when actually [...]

In “CreateSpace vs. Lightning Source,” Ezra Barany compares Amazon’s CreateSpace and Ingram’s Lightning Source for their print-on-demand (POD) services. This is part 2 of 3 especially designed for fiction authors.
A lot of people think that choosing the right print-on-demand (POD) service is a challenge, when actually you can figure out which POD service to go [...]

In “CreateSpace vs. Lightning Source,” Ezra Barany compares Amazon’s CreateSpace and Ingram’s Lightning Source for their print-on-demand (POD) services. This is part 1 of 3 especially designed for fiction authors.
A lot of people think that choosing the right print-on-demand (POD) service is a challenge, when actually you can figure out which POD service to go [...]

Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. Ezra answers the question, “What are you glad you did with regards to self-pubbing? And what do you wish you had known before you started?”
Self-publishing your novel is a great way to get your book out there. And here’s a tip on what to [...]

Welcome to the weekly series on Resources for Indie Authors. All resources I use and cull from my life as an Independent Publishing Consultant and Book Coach, published author, and indie author in fiction! Most indie authors will do well to have their books on the Kindle, the Nook, and at Smashwords — which allows readers to download in multiple formats.

What is self-publishing really? And is it the right choice for us as writers?
I had these questions too, and have done much research, and more importantly have taken the plunge. I am the author or editor of 5 independently published books, and have several more on the way. I am a huge fan of self-publishing [...]

As an indie novelists, and book coach and editor, I’m always trawling the ‘net for news on anything that affects authors and anything that can hint at which way the wind is blowing.
The future is in the news…
Here are a few things I’ve found recently that can help us understand how the industry is changing, [...]

In no particular order, here are some resources I’ve come across recently that have helped inform my life as in indie novelist and my life as coach and consultant to authors.
Educate yourself. Get to know the lay of the land. Get informed! Being an indie author is a business folks, so let’s get writing and [...]

Once upon a time, life was simple. Okay, it never was, but it was less complicated than now. When I first began writing, I wrote only as Terry Campbell, one writing name, no confusion.

Many people ask me how to find literary agents. (Well, after they ask me if I am one. Nope — I’m not. But I can help you find one!) Or you can find one on your own!
Be sure to check out these online resources:

http://www.agentquery.com/writer_hq.aspx
http://www.querytracker.net/
The Writer magazine: http://www.writermag.com/
Writer’s Digest magazine: http://writersdigest.com/GeneralMenu/
Publisher’s Lunch: http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/lunch/free/

Other resources for finding [...]

“How many books have you sold? Find out on Amazon Central’s new feature that connects authors to Nielsen BookScan. It’s information that, previously, only publishers could access. Authors had to wait for bi-annual royalty reports to learn how many books they sold. No longer. Read more in this Los Angeles Times piece. Amazon is doing [...]

Reprint Saturdays… where this writer gets a break from the daily blog writing and republishes an excellent article from one of her/my colleagues…
You Know Your Query Letter Sucks When…
Here’s the rest of the sentence. You know your query letter sucks when … you don’t grab them in the first sentence. These are the words of [...]

O.M.G.*
LOL — ROFL**
Um. Writers, hold on to your hats…

OMG = “Oh my god!”
LOL — ROFL = Laugh out loud — Roll on the floor laughing
Question: What do you say to a beginning author who says they want to be a bestseller and all they have done is write one page?

It’s that time of year again, boys and girls, to take up the National Novel  Writing Month escapade. And for the first time, I will be doing “it.”
But with my own twist.
I’ve designed my own Query Challenge, actually started a few days ago.
Goal: Submit one query a day, and log my time, and my success [...]

According to MarketWatch.com’s probably press release verbatim: Barnes & Noble Launches PubIt!(TM), Easy-to-Use Digital Publishing Platform for Independent and Self-Publishers PubIt! Portal Now Available, Offering Expanded Distribution, Promotion and Protection of Independently and Self-Published Works
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS 15.87, -0.28, -1.73%) , the world’s largest bookseller, [...]