Early Registration Now Open for the San Francisco Writer’s Conference
The San Francisco Writer’s Conference is hands down the BEST conference available for writers. Attendees come in from around the globe to experience fantastic educational sessions and access to...
View ArticleOctober Issue of AP News for Nonfiction Authors is Now Available!
We publish a periodic newsletter for nonfiction authors that includes a summary of blog posts, special announcements, features for some of our books, and more. Check out the October edition here–and if...
View Article10 New Year’s Resolutions for Authors
1. Commit to marketing—and finding a way to like it! 2. Do three to five things every day to promote my book (even if it hasn’t been written yet). 3. Start speaking professionally. 4. Conduct at least...
View ArticleHow to Read a Document on Your Kindle
I read a lot of manuscripts and reports so figuring out how to view them on my Kindle was a life-saver! Amazon allows you to email documents including Word docs, HTML files, and Jpgs to your Kindle and...
View ArticleSmall Business Book Awards – Enter Now!
The smart folks at Small Biz Trends are hosting their fourth annual Small Business Book Awards contest. Nominations will be accepted until January 31, and this event is for books published last year....
View ArticleAmazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Select Program and Why I Won’t...
Amazon recently announced its KDP Select program, which invites publishers and authors to make their Kindle books available via Amazon’s lending program. Amazon users who participate in the book...
View ArticleFree Twitter Chat Event for Authors on Jan 31
You’re invited to a special Twitter chat event on 1/31/12: How to Drive Buyers for Your Book, In Droves! This event is hosted by Anita Campbell’s team at Small Biz Trends. I will be one of the guest...
View ArticleEnter the Global Ebook Awards
Dan Poynter has done it again by creating another brilliant opportunity for authors. Entries are now being accepted for the Global Ebook Awards, and there are plenty of categories to choose from. I can...
View ArticleWrap-up from the 2012 Nonfiction Writers Conference Plus Bonus Download
Last week we held the Nonfiction Writer’s Conference, a completely virtual event conducted via teleconference with 15 speakers over three days. This was our second event and our best one yet! Here’s a...
View ArticleSelf-Publishing News: Nonfiction Books Command Substantially Higher Retail...
Book Expo America is happening this week and it’s the largest publishing industry event held each year. We should be hearing a lot of industry data this week and according to this report from...
View ArticleIntroducing the Nonfiction Authors Association!
I am thrilled to announce the launch of the brand new Nonfiction Authors Association, which is something I have been planning for years! We quietly launched earlier this month and now we can officially...
View ArticleEarly Registration Now Open for the San Francisco Writer’s Conference
The San Francisco Writer’s Conference is hands down the BEST conference available for writers. Attendees come in from around the globe to experience fantastic educational sessions and access to...
View ArticleOur Blog Has Moved!
After a database crash, we were unable to restore many of our blog posts from the past several years (despite having backups, which failed). However, we had already begun to moving our blogging efforts...
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