Shelf Space Part 3: Which books get the shelf space
Part 3 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves.
[Keep reading]Shelf Space Part 2: Self-published books in indie bookstores
Part 2 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves.
[Keep reading]Shelf Space Part 1: How bookstores select books
Part 1 of a 3-part series for authors explaining how books make it into indie bookstores and which ones get the prime locations on the shelves.
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Tips for author interviews
Some of us thrive in the spotlight; some of us not so much. Either way, if you’re an author promoting a book, you are going to end up being interviewed. No matter the platform, I have some tips for you to make the interview work out well.
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Fun with AI images
Yesterday, I was working on a blog post called 11 Ideas for promoting your new book. I knew what I wanted for a header picture, but I didn’t feel like getting cleaned up, dressed up, and going out to stage the shot. It was a Saturday, and I’d much prefer…
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11 ideas for promoting your new book
You’ve finished your book, and you’re sitting back, waiting for the first printed copies to arrive. It’s time to start promoting it. Now! Here are 11 ways to get your book out there.
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Branding Montana
Branding had a whole different meaning in the 1800s–or did it? Montana is a marvelous juxtaposition of old and new, archaic and modern, and if you need an example of that, ask some random Montanans what branding is.
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Gotchas in Book Contracts
When I had an opportunity to move from self-publishing to traditional publishing years ago, I didn’t think I needed a literary agent. As it turns out, microelectronics business contracts and book contracts are very different things.
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AI in Microsoft Word: Not Ready for Primetime
It seems like every product on the tech market has to have artificial intelligence these days. And it’s amazing how many of these products are just not ready for prime time. Let’s take a look at Microsoft Word’s grammar checker, for example.
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Does Matter matter?
Getting started in home automation was exciting. It was also extremely frustrating.
Smart home devices have been around for quite a while now, but Apple, Amazon, Samsung, and Google each had their own ecosystems and device manufacturers all had their own apps. Nothing worked together.
But now, there’s Matter.
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