Social media is one of the most useful tools of your platform but knowing how to use it to your advantage can be tricky — The longer I’ve been a writer, the more ways I find there are to reach your audience. As writers, we are now more than ever before able to reach a mass audience through the world wide web. You can reach people from all over the world. You engage with readers…

Social media is the most useful, free tool there is. So why not take advantage of it? The longer I’ve been a writer, the more ways I find there are to reach your audience. As writers, we are now more than ever before able to reach a mass audience through…

I was offered a few contracts that unfortunately fell through, but through the process, I gained valuable experience — One of the most exciting things for a writer is being offered a book contract. When you finally manage to obtain one of these sought-after book contracts, it feels as if you have won the lottery. Someone has finally found your work worthy of putting their business and brand behind…

No writer is in the same place, career-wise, as another writer — At every stage of a writer's career, we all look to other authors, silently comparing ourselves. However, doing so is detrimental to our own definition of achievement. Why? Because every other writer has been where you are at some point in their own career. Whether this is a planning stage…

Once your book is in a bookstore, you begin to market yourself and the store — Making it into a bookstore is a significant achievement because the publishing and book market is tough. Bookstores are selective in the books they want to stock their store with. They need to consider the clientele that is shopping in their store. The price range they are working with and what their customers are willing to spend. …

As important as it is to sell your book concept, you need to sell yourself as well — The publishing world is a tough place to crack. As hard as it is to hear, one of the biggest components of the publishing world is how the numbers measure out. Publishers and agents are looking for authors that not only have a good idea but a strong platform. If…

The dreaded concept of writer's block haunts too many writers, but the truth is, authors, can learn so much from it — Writer's block — when your creativity is at a standstill. At one time or another, every writer will experience writer's block. A time when authors struggle to move forward with their projects or are unable to come up with new ideas for upcoming projects. This can become highly frustrating for any writer. Especially those who have created a sacred time…

When authors involve readers from the beginning, they continue to increase their chances of a successful book launch — As writers, we are always searching for ways to grab readers, which can be difficult when you are first starting out. As a writer, we are working to instill trust in our readers. We want to show them that our work is worth reading. We want them to know their…