by David Kirby | Apr 26, 2017 | Advice for Authors, Guest Post
Succeeding as an author on the internet is predicated on the ability to adequately market yourself and your work. You may write the best eBook on the market, yet lacking the ability to craft an equally compelling “pitch” will seriously hamper the likelihood of anyone...
by Troy Lambert | Aug 11, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
In one of my seminars, I make the blanket statement that publishing is not changing. It has already changed. The new paradigm is still working itself out in many ways, so in that sense, many things are still changing. But many more have already, and will never go back...
by Troy Lambert | Jul 18, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
(and the benefits) It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and I feel like gambling. Do I go down and purchase a lottery ticket? Nope. Instead I set up a table at the Kuna Library during summer reading events. There is tons of promised traffic. And traffic there is. But People...
by Troy Lambert | May 14, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
I remember when I posted my first article on AuthorStand, for a short story competition. It turned out the contest was more about who you knew more than anything else, and as a relative newbie to the fiction author realm, I didn’t do so well. It didn’t go viral, and I...
by Troy Lambert | Jan 1, 2014 | Advice for Authors, Opinion
This was a transition year for me. One from writing at home part time and working part time to writing and working in publishing at home full time. We moved, from a place I love, to Kuna, a small town just outside Boise, Idaho. I miss that place, but in the...