Writing and Publishing News

As promised, today I will provide you with a list of books I recommend that you read at various stages of your writing and publishing journey. Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for the Enterprising Author by Patricia Fry (Allworth Press, 2012). This is the book you should be reading before you decide whether [...]

Talk Up Your Book has been featured as a “Recommended Book of the Month” at the Writers-Editors website. Check it out: http://www.writers-editors.com/Writers/Contests/contests.htm You’ll also find a plethora of contests for writers here. Maybe you can arrange to become an award-winning author in 2013 Graphics and Illustrations This morning, a client asked whether or not she [...]

Amazon is offering both of my latest books in a bundle package today. You can buy both Publish Your Book and Promote Your Book for $27.69. How’s that for a bargain? They sell for $19.95 each. It’s a savings of $12.21. How many of you have purchased either of these books at your local bookstore? [...]

Two of my articles have shown up this week—my piece, “Take Advantage of Book Promotion Opportunities” in Publishing Basics and “Evaluate Your Author Success Potential” in Book Promotion Newsletter. I think most of you know that my latest book—number 35 (but who’s counting?)—was launched this month. It’s Publish Your Book, Proven Strategies and Resources for [...]

I’ve enjoyed giving some of my ebooks away as gifts this season. There’s still time to receive a copy of a select group of my ebooks—all designed to help you in your quest for publishing success. See the blog post for December 11, 2011. http://www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog If you are an author at any stage of authorship [...]

We talked about Amazon book sales recently and how to decipher the ranking system. How many books are you selling per week when your ranking is in the 100,000 range versus the 300,000 or 1,000,000 range? Well, I discovered that there is a way to get at least a little bit more information. Join AuthorCentral [...]

Did you read where Books a Million is opening 41 new bookstores—mostly in old Borders’ buildings. This is encouraging for those of us who still love holding the print book in our hands and for publishers who haven’t, yet, figured out how to promote books outside of the traditional bookstore. I notice that most of [...]

It occurred to me that some of you may not have visited my websites and might not know the extent of my array of books for sale and other offerings. Let me take you on a tour at: http://www.matilijapress.com First and foremost, at least in my mind and with my many, many fellow authors in [...]

Several times each year, I get the thrill of seeing a client’s book in print. Yesterday, one came in the mail. I’m excited for the author, of course, and I feel a sense of pleasure in the fact that I was a part of his dream. Most of the time I am the editor of [...]

I received a letter yesterday from a concerned parent. She said that her ten-year-old son has twice brought home books from the library that were not appropriate for children. Both times, he found the books in the juvenile section at the public library. The mother spoke to the librarian about this and she took the [...]