If I had a nickel for every prospective author who’s lamented that they can’t write their way out of a paper bag, I’d be a rich guy with a boat, a second home on the coast of Oregon, and a plan to visit Europe. Actually, I already have those things, but my point is this:…
We had a full house at our Jan 20 CIPA meeting – How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution to Publish and Sell Your Book: Sound Guidance on Funding and Publishing Books that Sell! – as we welcomed panelists Mia Fill-Diaz (CU Boulder), Dan Pratt (Pratt Brothers Composition), Dr. Patricia Ross (Hugo House Publishing), Karen van Vuuren…
Hiring the Right Ghostwriter By Mark Graham, Iron Fox Creative Hiring a ghostwriter is a good idea for anyone who has a valuable, interesting story to tell – and not only because you may not have writing skill or the necessary time to accomplish your goal. Here are several reasons why hiring a ghostwriter might…
Asking for Feedback on Your Book By Alexandra O’Connell, Your Resident Wordsmith There’s only so much writing we can do before our questions—Is this any good? Is this clear? What should I change?—take up an endless loop in the echo chamber of our heads. If you are at this point with your book, you need to…
By Mary Walewski, CIPA President “When eating an elephant take one bite at a time.” —Creighton Abrams I recently met with a new marketing client. This author was close to publishing his book and freely admitted he was totally overwhelmed by the experience. He expressed what most authors I’ve met have said, “I thought writing…
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CIPA Author Spotlight: Barbara Ziek Crowdfunds Her Way to Publishing Success By Leslie Miller In anticipation of CIPA’s January meeting on Crowdfunding, we’re casting our author spotlight on Barbara Ziek, author of Zadie and Plain Vanilla, the Rainbow Alpaca. Barbara used a Kickstarter Campaign to crowdfund the money to publish this book, to great success.…
Oh, the Mistakes We’ve Seen! BlueInk Review details common self-publishing writing gaffes By Camilla Sterne “Oh, the Mistakes We’ve Seen!” is part of a series of BlueInk Review blogs offering advice and insight into self-published writers’ most common errors, as seen in the more than 2,000 reviews of self-published books that we have provided since…
Heather Lutze & Heather Gilmore have graciously offered to extend the NSA discount to CIPA members for this Friday’s I Heart Tech NSA CO Event! The CIPA code for member pricing is: CIPA$ When this code is entered on the payment page, and APPLY is clicked, the rate will adjust to $99 for one person, or $149…
By Brian Schwartz In last month’s column, I wrote of the analogy of a farmer and how viewing yourself as one can help you stay focused in your publishing endeavors. This month, I want to ask you to put on a different hat; the hat of a hunter. We all know the reference to our…