“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” — Mark Twain Your first book launch can feel intimidating. It’s the moment your book becomes available to readers. You may not have a large email…
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” — Mark Twain At some point in your self-publishing journey, you will hear this advice: “You need to build an email list.” It is good advice….
“The secret to wealth is simple: Find a way to do more for others than anyone else does. Become more valuable.” — Tony Robbins At some point in your self-publishing journey, you will probably run into the phrase “wide publishing.” Authors talk about it with strong opinions. Some describe wide publishing as freedom, independence, and…
“The secret to wealth is simple: Find a way to do more for others than anyone else does. Become more valuable. Do more. Give more. Be more. Serve more.” — Tony Robbins Once new indie authors understand KDP royalties, the next question often gets more strategic: should your ebook stay exclusive to Amazon through KDP…
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” — Warren Buffett Once your book is written, formatted, covered, and uploaded, the next question becomes obvious: how much will you actually earn? For many new indie authors, KDP royalties can feel confusing. You may see royalty percentages, delivery costs, printing costs, page reads, Kindle…
“A tool is only as good as the person who uses it. But a great tool gets out of the way and lets you do your best work.” — David Heinemeier Hansson Once your book is written and formatted, a new concern takes center stage: how the book looks to potential readers. For many indie…
“The hardest thing is to keep a close watch on your thoughts; the next hardest is to keep a close watch on your words.” — Eckhart Tolle Most self-publishing mistakes are not dramatic. They usually do not come from laziness, lack of talent, or some fatal flaw in your author dream. More often, they come…
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” — Mark Twain Most new indie authors enter Amazon KDP with excitement, hope, and a whole lot of confusion. At first, self-publishing sounds simple. Write the…
“AI gives writers the ability to break out of old patterns and routines, offering fresh perspectives and novel approaches to creative challenges.” — David Ryan Polgar, Tech Ethicist and Writer As an indie author, it is easy to focus on what is right in front of you. Finish the draft. Revise the book. Publish the…
“AI is the new electricity.” — Andrew Ng, computer scientist and entrepreneur Most indie authors spend their time trying to finish, publish, and promote the book. That makes sense. There is always something urgent to do. What often gets overlooked is a bigger question. “If your tools changed tomorrow, if you had to step away…