D2D Print: Everything You Need to Know
When we ask our authors to share their most burning questions, we get a lot of questions about D2D Print. They want to know why it’s still in beta, when it will become an “official” D2D service, and what sets D2D Print apart from other print-on-demand services like...
What’s Your Burning Question? // Self Publishing Insiders // EP054
Episode Summary Every author, at every level, as some burning question they need answered. About the business. About the craft. About the business of marketing the craft. You probably have a dozen or so questions yourself! And that's why we here at D2D are determined...
The Opportunity is the Marketing
I love authors. Being one myself, I know I’m biased. I’ll own that. But the label “author” is actually so voluminous, so broad and encompassing, that a statement like “I love authors” doesn’t narrow things down in the least. There are, after all, authors who work from...
Writers Helping Writers – A Chat with Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi // Self Publishing Insiders // EP053
Episode Summary One of the unique and wonderful things about the self-publishing community is how everyone seems willing to work together, to help out when needed, and to share whatever wisdom or advice they have. And that's certainly true of co-authors Angela...
5 Common Questions Authors Ask
I do a lot of one-on-one author coaching, especially around conference season. And in the decade or so that I’ve been chatting with new, incoming, and will-be authors, there are certain recurring questions that I get asked. Most could be boiled down to “How do I sell...
Why Every Author Needs a “Commonplace Book”
I do a lot of research. A lot. When you think of "research," particularly as it relates to writing, you probably think of a beleaguered author, hunched over stacks of books and notebooks, pouring over passages about this topic or that subject until their eyes nearly...
