Three Tips for New Authors: Ebooks, A Series, and Write Write Write
Three lessons I’ve learned over the past year of indie publishing
As I head toward the final edit of my second book Fallen Spirits, I’ve been researching and taking some refresher courses on book marketing and publishing. My favorite tidbits of information have come from David Gaughran’s Starting from Zero class.
It’s free, and if you’re getting ready to publish, it’s totally worth checking out. He seems like a genuinely nice person, and really goes into detail about his experiences and opinions on publishing. So — please note — some of the information here is from him. Check him out for more!
Focus on Ebooks
I’m not sure where I heard this, but I balked the first time I was told to focus on selling my ebooks. Ebooks, I thought? That’s for people who write a first draft and throw it up online, not for me who’s working toward being a reputable author (who makes a lot of money…).
I’ve since changed my opinion. As we all know, traditional publishers have physical bookstores locked up, even most indie bookstores. But what a lot of people might not realize is that the big publishers tend to have paperback categories in online stores pretty-well under their control also.
