A book is just like any other product. If you want your book to sell well, you’ve got to care about the packaging. Many authors who self-publish don’t invest enough time or money in the two key elements that go into packaging a book: (1) the cover and (2) the text on the front and back cover of the book—the title, subtitle, the headline, book description, and reader reviews.
This guest blog is an excerpt from Dr. Peggy Doherty DeLong’s book, Feeling Good: Thirty-Five Ways to Happiness, Even During Tough Times. In Chapter 18, she explains how research shows that writing/journaling can help you be happy, especially when you’re dealing with stress. Journaling helps us to process difficult emotions and experiences. All you need …
We ghostwriters have an image problem, and not just because “ghost” is in the name. The problem is legitimacy. We’re a little like the hired guns in the old westerns—a necessary evil, but not welcome in polite company, and chased out of town as soon as the bandits have been defeated. I exaggerate, but not …
A year ago, I took the plunge and began to convert my books into audiobooks. For me, it was a mission of love. I am an auditory person. I prefer to listen to books rather than read words, and I’m not alone in that experience. In the publishing industry today, audiobooks are the future—the one …
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