Author: KJ Eastwick
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Marketing Strategies – The basics
As we sit here writing this, we are trepidatious. By no means do we know everything about marketing. There are experts out there. We also know that, at the start of your marketing journey, it is important to take small steps. This is about the steps our authors have taken and what they have learnt,…
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The Importance of Book Marketing
It’s been awhile – I’ve been busy. I wanted to touch on book marketing. It is a bigger topic than publishing but (depending on the stats you read), most self-published authors sell less than 100 copies of their books. 33% of self-published authors make less than $500 per year. Anyone wanting a get quick scheme…
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Book fair
For all of those who like a good sci-fi fantasy reads, check out this virtual book fair. They work by listing your book for a small fee and then all authors on the list, share the list of books. There are new to established authors, and on a cold night as this, I’m going to…
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AI and marketing
Chat GPT is getting plenty of press at the moment in writing circles. The feedback from experienced authors is that the results are generic and requires plenty of effort to go in and add a distinctive voice. We get that. Feedback from inexperienced writers is that it is wonderful and a quick way of producing…
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Using Grammar Checkers yet keeping author voice
Many people talk about using or hating to use AI (Artificial Intelligence), but have no problem using a package such as ProwritingAid or Grammarly. Both of these packages are AI-based packages, and few writers would produce something without running it through their preferred package. Sure, some people are incredibly good at grammar and great, but…