7 Popular Ways to Market Your Books for Free and How I'm Using Them

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7 Popular Ways to Market Your Books for Free and How I'm Using Them

Earlier this year, my friend K. Kris Loomis wrote a great post about the results of her book marketing experiment and whether or not you can successfully promote your book on a tight budget. She inspired me to conduct a book marketing experiment of my own.

After running several unsuccessful Amazon ads and feeling like I was wasting my money. I decided to get back to basics and try marketing my book for free. I'm only about a month into the process of marketing my book using free methods, but my sales are already increasing and I’ve found a new excitement around marketing my book.

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7 Elements to Watch for as You Edit Your Own Novel

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7 Elements to Watch for as You Edit Your Own Novel

Guest post by Rachelle Rea Cobb, Author & Editor

You lean back in your chair, fingers sore from typing so long. You just finished your novel, and you bask for a moment in the glow of accomplishment. Whether your first novel or your fifteenth, the sense of having done something few others do, tell a meaningful story, is something to celebrate.

But then what?

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5 Key Questions to Ask Your Beta Readers

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5 Key Questions to Ask Your Beta Readers

I’m getting ready to publish my first novel and it definitely wouldn’t be the story it is today without the help of my amazing beta readers! Beta readers are usually avid readers that are willing to take the time and effort to give you constructive feedback on your story. They can be fellow writers, have a special expertise, or just enjoy the genre you write.

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Gayle Roberts' Best Classic Lasagna Recipe

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Gayle Roberts' Best Classic Lasagna Recipe

I’m sure you’re wondering why I’m talking about lasagna here on my author blog. Lasagna was one of my favourite foods growing up, so I couldn’t resist making it one of the comfort foods for my protagonist, Cynthia Webber, in Murder Audit.

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Murder Audit Chapter 2: When the Snow Falls

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Murder Audit Chapter 2: When the Snow Falls

I'm super excited to share Chapter 2 from my debut novel Murder Audit. Here you get to meet my protagonist, Cynthia Webber, CPA. If you missed Chapter 1, you can read it here.

Cynthia Webber stood in her dimly lit kitchen, looking out the window into the darkness. She watched the snow gently fall in the backyard which was lit only by the light at the back door. She cradled a cup of tea with both hands. The snow looked beautiful as it danced in the light. The weather reminded her of her son’s second birthday. That day, the snow had been falling for only about an hour when, Jason, knowing how much his in-laws disliked winter driving, offered to give them a ride so they could enjoy their grandson’s birthday, despite the weather.

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How My Bullet Journal Became My Writing Tracker

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How My Bullet Journal Became My Writing Tracker

I love journals!

There was a time in my life when I seemed to collect them because they were pretty. I never really used them but I liked having them! Weird, right?! If you’ve been following my blog, then you know I purchased a journal that I didn’t write in for 20 years! I was scared. I’m not sure why. It’s not like I would be sharing my journal with anyone. It was just for me.

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Your Author Business: How Being an Author is the Same as Running a Business

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Your Author Business: How Being an Author is the Same as Running a Business

Now that I’ve been immersed in author life for the past year or so, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: not all authors consider themselves to be running a business. This can have detrimental effects on their book sales and net profit.

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Why I Stopped Writing for 20 Years

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Why I Stopped Writing for 20 Years

Yes, you read that correctly - I stopped writing for 20 years! If you’ve been to my homepage then you might be wondering how I can say writing is my passion if I stopped writing for 20 years. I didn’t stop writing altogether. I still wrote things for school and work but I stopped writing for myself. I stopped having fun with writing.

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