The Gerbil Farmers Daughter

There are some differences in how traditional and indie books are publicized, but those differences are shrinking by the nanosecond.

Most women are people-pleasers, willing to charge in to fill the black holes of need around us, even if that means sacrificing the time and concentration we need to be creative.

Why do a book tour, especially if you have to pay for it yourself? The reason bears repeating: we writers put our words on the page to reach someone.

How much does an author photo really count when it comes to selling the book? Books might not sell better with a gorgeous author, but it couldn't hurt.

The paperback of my memoir was released recently, but I barely recognize my own book with the new cover. It hurts my heart to say goodbye to the gerbils on the hardcover edition of The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter.

Nobody is better qualified than you are to advocate for your book. Here are a few helpful tips about book flogging that I've learned during my first year as a published writer:

In times when magazines are folding and publishers want brand names, authors write without knowing if we'll be read. But book groups allow us to learn what moved readers (or didn't).

When my book publicist discovered that I neither blogged nor commented on other people's blogs, she instructed me to start. Now. As in, yesterday. I was paralyzed with fear.