by admin | Mar 14, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
The Big Five publishing houses produce almost 60% of the English-language books and thousands of small publishing houses and self-published authors produce the rest. The turnover and the rate of failure of the little guys are huge. The big publishing houses sell good...
by admin | Mar 9, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Once you decide you want to publish and sell your books, makes sense to think about you as a business. Your personal brand is your company brand and the books you sell are your products. If your goal as a writer is not to sell your books that’s fine. Nothing...
by admin | Mar 8, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
The buying part is easy because Amazon makes it so. Nearly every potential reader for your Kindle books already has an Amazon account and a Kindle device. Once the reader is on the website, it’s easy to buy: one click. It applies for the other online stores too, more...
by admin | Feb 26, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
Just don’t ask. Do you really care if your friend, or an expert, or anybody that reads a few pages of your book thinks you should quit? Does it really helps you if they say you should keep writing? When you’re alone with your keyboard, paper page, or recorder, does it...
by admin | Feb 22, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
How open are you to the suggestions made by the beta readers of your book? How much of their input are you willing to accommodate in your rewriting process? How do you thank them and make them feel special when their ideas become part of your idea? The beta readers...
by admin | Feb 21, 2019 | 2019, Asengana, Writing life
You’re first readers are not some people you never meet buying your book from Amazon because of the reviews. Your first readers are the early adopters, those willing to give you a chance because they know at least your digital persona. Like the people from your...
