The Author Journey: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned Along the Way
Now that I’ve written a few posts regarding my personal experiences as an author, I decided to consolidate those onto a single page for my blog.
These posts focus on topics such as marketing, in-person events, and (unfortunately) avoiding scams/pitfalls. My hope is that by sharing these posts, it will help other authors, whether they’re new to this game or not.
Click on each heading to view individual posts on the topic.
On Publishing
A cautionary tale about a vanity press – Posted 03MAR2022
The battle is over: An update to the Infinity Publishing situation – Posted 18MAR2022
The benefits of writing a whole series…before publishing book 1 – Posted 05OCT2023
Dealing with Negative Reviews – Posted 30APR2026
Expanding my Authoring Empire (and some thoughts on Draft2Digital) – Posted 09JUL2026
Kobo/Kobo Plus – Published 06AUG2026
Registering my books as human authored (I can’t believe it’s come to this) – Posted 02APR2026
Typos, Glitches, and Postal Fails: The Unexpected Quirks of Publishing a Book – Posted 28MAY2026
Why I’ve chosen to “go wide” – Posted 19JAN2023
Promotions & Marketing
BookBub and my recent Featured Deal – Posted 18MAY2023
BookBub as a resource for readers and authors – Posted 23JUL2026
Comparing two BookBub Featured Deals – Posted 14SEP2023
Marketing Experiments and Learning What Works – Posted 31JUL2025
My Latest BookBub Featured Deal – Posted 09OCT2025
Things to watch out for (Scams and such)
Bots are signing up to my newsletter? WTF – Posted 28AUG2025
You know you’re starting to “make it” when… (The story of an attempted book cover scam) – Posted 07AUG2025
The Latest Posts:
- Kobo/Kobo Plus
Kobo/Kobo Plus I first began selling books on Kobo back in 2021, when I learned about the platform via an author friend of mine. At the time, it wasn’t big in the US; Kobo is a Canadian company, but has a fairly large readership in the UK and Australia too. But over the years, Kobo… Read more: Kobo/Kobo Plus - BookBub as a Resource for Readers and Authors
BookBub as a Resource for Readers and Authors I’ve spoken of BookBub on my blog a few times, but mostly in the context of their Featured Deals. There’s a lot more to BookBub than its massive promotion email, and it’s a resource for readers and authors alike. And in my opinion, too few people know… Read more: BookBub as a Resource for Readers and Authors - Expanding my Authoring Empire (And some thoughts on Draft2Digital)
Expanding my Authoring Empire (And some thoughts on Draft2Digital) I’m always looking for ways to increase my reach as an author, whether it’s trying new things on social media or adding my books to new platforms. It takes work, but it’s totally worth it when someone asks if they kind find my book at a… Read more: Expanding my Authoring Empire (And some thoughts on Draft2Digital) - Typos, Glitches, and Postal Fails: The Unexpected Quirks of Publishing a Book
Typos, Glitches, and Postal Fails: The Unexpected Quirks of Publishing a Book At this point in my authoring career, I’ve published 10 full-length novels, 1 novella, 1 short story, and now, an anthology. While I’ve ironed out most of the issues I ran into early on, there are still so many things that can go… Read more: Typos, Glitches, and Postal Fails: The Unexpected Quirks of Publishing a Book