Book MarketingI have self-published 113+ books, not as a case study but in the trenches, through KDP, ACX, and the old CreateSpace system. I have made the pricing mistakes, the formatting mistakes, and the promotional gambles. Here is what I learned…
Book MarketingEvery self-publishing success looks inevitable in hindsight and messy in the moment. This is the real version, an ALLi author's path through the wins, the false starts, and the systems that finally made it work. Here is what the journey…
Book MarketingMost book promotion fails the same way. It starts at launch, it talks to everyone, and it asks for a sale before anyone knows who you are. What works instead, and what that costs in time and money.
GhostwritingA prospective client did the thing almost nobody does and rang the people I had worked with. What came back was not what either of us expected, and it was the most useful thing that happened that year.
GhostwritingA hundred plastic kits and fifty-four ghostwritten books turn out to have the same lesson in them, about sequence, about patience, and about the parts nobody will ever see once the thing is finished.
Book MarketingIncome screenshots are the oldest trick in the writing advice business, and they tell you nothing you can act on. What a number would have to include before it meant anything at all.
Book MarketingA book description is not a summary. Readers do not buy a book to learn what happens, they buy it to feel something. What each genre expects, and the closings that quietly lose the sale.
BusinessNavigate workplace ethics in the real world, AI tools, monitoring software, toxic bosses, DEI dilemmas. Case studies from Enron to Microsoft. Practical framew
Business54+ books ghostwritten, 113+ published, backed by a 2024 study of 300+ authors. How ghostwriting works for executives and what it's worth.
Book MarketingTurn your blog archive into a published book. Complete system for converting blog content into authority-building books that generate real revenue. Practical,
PublishingStop wasting time researching publishing options. This comprehensive guide covers every major publishing path available to authors today, from self-publishing
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