As difficult as it may sound to the beginner, starting up a new author website is quite easy, even for the more creatively inclined. Having your own author website will give you a hub for you to post what you want when you want to post it. Best of all, you are in charge of it. … Read more
“Josh, you need a job, dude.” Josh didn’t really need a job. He was collecting checks from the government every month for his post-deployment disability. Josh didn’t have a disability. He found an untestable way to get 70% disability from the VA by claiming anxiety, allowing him to get a check every month for around … Read more
I was tempted to call this post “X Number of Reasons Authors Self-Publish”, but that whole post could have been summed up with this alternative title I chose. How does the traditional book deal work? You write your novel that you slaved over for years Pitched it to an agent Got approved or denied, if … Read more
When I first started doing eBooks, I designed all my own covers. It wasn’t until the last few months that I began hiring other people to design them. Little did I know how much easier it was doing it that way, as well as how shitty my covers were compared to the $5 ones I … Read more
Assuming no real following, how are you supposed to promote your ebook? So you finally finished uploading your book on KDP, D2D, etc., and now you want the world to know about your literary masterpiece. Unfortunately, for most completely new writers, their following of loyal readers is a goose egg. Zero. Nada. 0. How are … Read more
One of the hardest parts of an ebook, after writing it, is figuring out how to pick a title for it. In this post, I’ll tell you how to pick a keyword friendly eBook title. When it comes to your title, especially of your first book, don’t try to be creative with it. No one … Read more
So You Want to Write an eBook? Part 1 of many, I’ll take you through the process I use to write eBooks. Starting with what you should write about, length, figuring out your audience and outline. Content – what are you writing about, what do you know First of all, before you successfully put symbols … Read more
What’s going on folks? I have spent a lot of time over at TheFastlaneForum answering questions, mostly through PM, about various aspects of self-publishing and outsourcing. I figure if I get asked the same questions over and over again on there, it must come up from time to time. So without further nonsense, let me get … Read more
Warning: bad transcription ahead. Hey, what’s going on? I just want to talk today about why I think the barrier to entry is both the best and worst reason to get into eBook publishing as a business to make money online. The good. The biggest reason I think the best is because anybody with a … Read more
I started self-publishing in March of 2014, with e-books ranging from children joke books to non-fiction how-to guides to adult fiction. My first few books I wrote myself, but after a few weeks I began to outsource the writing process. Eventually, I outsourced the cover design as well. Over time, I became better at publishing and … Read more