25 Powerful Ways to Get Engagement on Facebook

AUTHORS, GET ENGAGEMENT ON FACEBOOK

Facebook has millions of followers, but as you’ve probably noticed, it’s hard to get engagement on Facebook on your author’s ...
secrets to getting speaking engagements

SIX SECRETS TO GETTING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Many authors want to use their book to launch a career as a speaker but have only done a few ...
How to write a book based on your life list of 7 ways

HOW TO WRITE A BOOK BASED ON YOUR LIFE

We all have a book inside us. We may even have several! If you want to know how to write ...
writing prompts for memoir writers

WRITING PROMPTS FOR MEMOIR WRITERS WHO DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START

Often, aspiring memoir writers know they want to start telling their stories but are unsure of how to begin the ...
choosing your author name

CHOOSING YOUR AUTHOR NAME

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, Shakespeare wrote, but what author name do you want to ...
strong verbs illustrating bestselling titles to inspire your title

BESTSELLING TITLES TO INSPIRE YOUR TITLE

Back when I was an in-house editor at Perigee Books and later, HarperCollins, I made a point of checking the bestseller lists ...

4 WAYS TO DISTINGUISH YOUR BOOK FROM COMPARATIVE BOOKS

Seeking a book deal? Definitely self-publishing? Either way, you need to know how to create a comparative books list. As an in-house ...
mystical image of a book illustrating 3 ways to energize your writing

3 WAYS TO ENERGIZE YOUR WRITING

Writing a memoir or nonfiction book but afraid you’re not a “real” writer with a broad enough vocabulary and an ...
what is the best ghostwriter blog? As the badge shows, mine is one of the top 40 ghostwriter blogs

WHAT IS THE BEST GHOSTWRITER BLOG?

Ghostwriters don’t often get attention. Being invisible is pretty much baked into our job description! However, I was just recognized ...
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BUILDING AN AUTHOR PLATFORM

If you have no author platform whatsoever but want to write a book, you face two big challenges. The first ...