by KJ Waters | Oct 20, 2014 | Guest Posts, Publishing Tips
THREE YEARS AGO I sat down with a friend who worked for a publishing company. I had gobs of questions for him about how to publish my book. The picture he painted for me was very discouraging–two years of sending out manuscripts with stacks of rejection letters....
by KJ Waters | Sep 29, 2014 | Guest Posts, Publishing Tips
I made it through Oktoberfest alive, but need time to recover so to speak. Please enjoy the final guest post in this series. How do you promote your book in this complicated indie author world? Join me for the latest research on indie author trends while I also... by KJ Waters | Aug 25, 2014 | Guest Posts, Marketing & Media
I began my indie author career as a creative outlet after I quit my job to raise my family. In 2005 the only legitimate option an author had to get their book in a reader’s hands was to spend two years chasing a publisher and hoping against hope that someone...
by KJ Waters | Jul 28, 2014 | Guest Posts, Publishing Tips
I’d like to introduce you to KJ Waters. She will be posting once a month on this blog for a while, and I know all of you will give her a warm welcome. She is the author of the upcoming novel Stealing Time and owner of Blondie’s Custom Book Covers. She is...
by Jeri Walker | Mar 11, 2013 | Lit Chat
When did Anne of Green Gables become a pin-up girl? A recent issue of Entertainment Weekly featured four covers of classic works of literature which have received sexy makeovers. Granted, the new covers do indeed pack a lot of eye-appeal, but how far is too far when...