BookBaby — This is an indie
author resource site and self - publishing center.
We are excited to announce that Indies Unlimited has been voted the top
author resource site in a survey, 40 of the Best Resources for Writing and Marketing books, published by the book promotion site the Choosy Bookworm.
She's also an entrepreneur running the Silver Hart
author resources site with her husband, chief of police, Scott Silverii, which is just brilliant.
Not exact matches
The
author's Web
site includes some additional
resources and information, including a list of required reading for Liberty students.
You would be amazed at what service projects and groups are out there doing things that you never knew about — dolls and bears made up to be the the weight of your baby (Molly Bears), stuffed animals made out of your baby's clothing and blankets, peer support and parent advocates waiting to help the newly bereaved, personalized jewelry makers (like My Forever Child), stone painters, heart sewers, pillow - making people (Heaven Born for miscarriage), memory - box makers,
authors (there are books for almost every subject on this topic waiting to be discovered), research and education groups, story - sharing
sites, support groups, chat groups, blogs, Facebook groups, foot / hand print kits, music and funeral planning
resources... Consider starting here before starting something new.
Two audience members have written the presentation up for our enjoyment, complete with screenshots and links to more
resources: check out Britt Bravo's version on the NetSquared blog or his own
site as well as Lorna Li's take (BTW, the most alliterative
author pair - up I've ever seen).
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resources, tips, market commentary and anything that the
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resources,
author interviews and much more.
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If you are looking for even more advice and tools then you should take a look at my
site The
Author Academy, which has tons of
resources for
authors trying to stay ahead of the pack.
Writer's Craft Academy is a private membership
site for aspiring
authors, featuring a vast library with hours of training videos for
authors; additional
resources like ebooks, workbooks, and checklists; an exclusive members - only Facebook group; a monthly writer's craft book club; and weekly video conference group coaching sessions.
Apart from ALLi I'm a member of many book promo
sites, which I never visit until I have something to push... and also a couple like the One Stop Fiction
Authors Resource Group and Tom Winton Helping
Authors.
Publetariat.com is a
site filled with
resources and discussion forums which April does not charge a dime for
authors to be a member of.
The
author, well - known through her top writers
site — The Creative Penn, takes any person wishing to sell a book through everything, using her own stories of both success and a little failure, and linking to further detailed
resources.
«The
Author Marketing Club
resources are great, but I especially appreciate having quick access to twenty - four
sites where you can post your free e-book promotions.
They have
resources that on the
site to help
authors move their books forward.»
«This is a very useful and inspiring
site with lots of fabulous free
resources for
authors to use.
Writing.ie is an online magazine
site for writers and readers of all ages — if you are an
author and feel you could contribute to our
Resources pages, or would like to discuss your genre in our Magazine section do please get in touch!
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the
site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the
site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of
authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my
author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free
resource for self - pubbing
authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat
site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the
site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable
resource for
authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published
authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow
authors.
Note: I also posted Saving Grace's free days on every free
site I could find, using Jeff Bennington's
Author Resources on Kindle Book Review.
For a free ebook formatting
resource, I know several
authors who submit an MS Word document to a
site like Draft2Digital, check the resulting ebook file, and make adjustments in the Word document until the.
With more than 40,000 members who currently run active book blogs and a readership that correlates to that amount of traffic, this
site is a great
resource for
authors looking to put their books in front of readers who will actively share that news from their blogs.
I achieve this mission with one - on - one partnerships with
authors, one - on - one consultations, online training courses for
authors at every level, and free
resources on this
site and many others.
Here I will list various articles,
sites, services and miscellaneous
author resources to make it as easy as possible for
authors and publishers to make the most of their books, book launches and promotions.
It's a pay
site ($ 20 / month), but it's a fantastic
resource for
authors and I couldn't recommend it more highly.
I have been researching the
site today, and what a fantastic
resource for
authors!
If you have an active blog with commenting followers and an even more active lurker community (reflected in stats for your
site hits), blogging is a
resource that can be especially useful to the self - published
author, the aspiring
author trying to get their name out, and the pubbed
author with «out of the box» promo objectives.
Conclusions & Introduction to My
Resource Page (including review
sites receptive to indie
author books by genre)(Post # 5)
Over the years, as the program became more and more popular — moving from quarterly to bi-monthly to monthly — it became obvious that independent
authors needed a
site dedicated to the type of
resources and support that only Publishers Weekly could provide.
For information on how to make that happen and some of the
resources that will help you, read «Building your
author e-mail list» on this
site.
Goodreads also has some of the best «how to»
resources and information for
authors to best use the
site.
Like I mentioned, Goodreads isn't necessarily the easiest
site to navigate, but if you do a little digging, it can be a great
resource for
authors who take the time to tease out the perks.
Joanna is extraordinarily open and gracious about sharing her hard - won knowledge about ebook creation, publishing, and marketing with fellow
authors and her
site, The Creative Penn, contains abundant
resources to guide
authors new to the epublishing world along the path that has proven successful to her.
Funds For Writers: From the always on - top - of - it and helpful C. Hope Clark, this nifty e-handout about
author funding streams from Clark's Authorpreneurship panel at PubSmart 2014 includes a wealth of
resources and
sites for the freelancer in you.
When available, each
resource lists the
site, home page link, screenshots, page rank, submission link or
site policies, and any additional notes to help indie
authors determine which
sites are most relevant and applicable for their book topics and genres.
He runs TheBookDesigner.com, regularly rated in the top
sites for writers, and has courses, templates, and many
resources for
authors.
There are hundreds of self - publishing blogs, services, review
sites and free tools to get your hands on, but it can be a time - consuming and headache - inducing descent into procrastination if you're not careful, so I thought I would devour fourteen cups of coffee whilst compiling all of my favourite tools and services, from Twitter hashtags to... Continue reading Awesome Self - Publishing
Resources I Would Recommend to Any Indie
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Fiction - Net — book reviews and
author interviews: the ultimate books
site Fiction - Net book reviews and
author interviews: the ultimate books
site Writer's
Resource Center — The Writer's
Resource Center provides articles, employment and freelance opportunities and general references for the writing community.
Welcome to iUniverse.com — Publishing
resource site for new and out of print
authors.
Jess Kennedy Williams» passion for helping aspiring
authors pursue their dream of writing their first book has led her to create many services, programs and resources to help the first time author, including the How to Write Your First Book - Book Writing System, the Pyro - Writing System, Aspiring Author Coaching, Instant eBook Author Coaching, Ghostwriting, and the only membership site to address the specific needs of the aspiring author, the International Association of Aspiring A
authors pursue their dream of writing their first book has led her to create many services, programs and
resources to help the first time
author, including the How to Write Your First Book - Book Writing System, the Pyro - Writing System, Aspiring Author Coaching, Instant eBook Author Coaching, Ghostwriting, and the only membership site to address the specific needs of the aspiring author, the International Association of Aspiring Au
author, including the How to Write Your First Book - Book Writing System, the Pyro - Writing System, Aspiring
Author Coaching, Instant eBook Author Coaching, Ghostwriting, and the only membership site to address the specific needs of the aspiring author, the International Association of Aspiring Au
Author Coaching, Instant eBook
Author Coaching, Ghostwriting, and the only membership site to address the specific needs of the aspiring author, the International Association of Aspiring Au
Author Coaching, Ghostwriting, and the only membership
site to address the specific needs of the aspiring
author, the International Association of Aspiring Au
author, the International Association of Aspiring
AuthorsAuthors.
This
site is a great
resource for both
authors and reviewers and yet their homepage is severely lacking.
Just wanted to add a couple of
resources that I am finding immensely helpful on my journey to independent publishing: one is Kristen Lamb's http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/
site about all things writing and her book Rise of the Machines: Human
Authors in a Digital World, all about
author marketing in the modern age.
A
site separate from the Daphne James Huff
author website also means more focused blog posts and a place for
resources to be shared.
It's a good
site for
resources but you have to hunt for
authors so I think there may be a gap in the market for something really simple, like a glorified list.
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Folks, check out Jeff's
site, it is a valuable
resource for indie
authors.
The
site also includes a themed calendar, picture book links and
resources, links to picture book publishers, links to picture book
authors / illustrators, links to picture book blogs / review
sites, picture book activities, and much more.
IndiesUnlimited.com was listed in Publishers Weekly Magazine as one of six great blogs for
authors, and everything on the
site — from advice pieces, tutorials, and social media events, to
resource pages on writing, publishing, and promotion — is absolutely free for
authors.