by Kevin Tumlinson | Sep 7, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
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...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 31, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
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...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 15, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset
Last time we talked about three very important bits of overhead that are essentially unavoidable in the author business. They may seem basic, but it turns out they’re a bit more complex than most authors imagine. This week we’re going to look at the scams and...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Nov 17, 2016 | Author How-To & Mindset, Knowledge Base
At some point, every indie author comes up against the question—do I really need an ISBN? Finding a definitive answer to that is going to be tough, thanks to a plethora of opinions from both professional and hobbyist publishers. Those opinions range from “you must” to...
by Joshua Unruh | Jul 21, 2015 | Author How-To & Mindset
Last week, I explained the bare minimums of creating a brand for yourself as an author. I mentioned how logos and color schemes are vital starters, but you’ve got to take them into every aspect of how you interact with the public. I made it clear that while the brand...