Self-Publishing Checklist
When it comes to self-publishing, you have the option of contracting a publishing company to handle the production and publication of your book, or you…
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60-Second Tips for Marketing
The following videos will give you great marketing tips in 60-second bites! What’s the Difference Between Marketing and Branding? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf8QMpuVhWY Define Your Brand –…
Enter Your Book and Save!
Early Bird Rates End March 21st! The early bird rates for the 2020 CIPA EVVY™ Awards run through Saturday, March 21. Register today to take…
Pam Feely Honored by Hon. Ed Perlmutter in Congressional Record
CIPA Member, Pam Feely Honored in Congressional Record Pam Feely, CPA, MBA, a long-time CIPA member and publisher of Campaign Finance Guides, LLC, where she…
Why the Developmental Edit is One of the Hardest Things You’ll Ever Do
Why the Developmental Edit is One of the Hardest Things You’ll Ever Do By Alexandra O’Connell Friends, I’d like to address a difficult and emotional…
Book Out of Print?
Book Out of Print? By Joe McDaniel In recent months we have come across several authors whose book publishers have gone out of business, resulting…
On Endings: You Won’t Have a Second Chance at a Last Impression
On Endings: You Won’t Have a Second Chance at a Last Impression By Alexandra O’Connell The End. The conclusion of the story. The end of…
What Makes a Quality Writing Retreat?
What Makes a Quality Writing Retreat? By Annalisa Parent Opportunities for writers to convene and to create seem almost endless: workshops, classes, library writing groups,…
E-Book Layout and Distribution
E-Book Layout and Distribution By Dawn Clark, Crimson Dragon Publishing E-book production and distribution has become almost a necessity in today’s mobile oriented word. Before converting your…
Marketing Your Book: Online Marketing vs. Traditional Media
Marketing Your Book: Online Marketing vs. Traditional Media By Mark Graham, Graham Publishing Group You’ve written a book. A novel, biography, business book, self-help book. The…
Five Steps in the Self-Publication Process
Five Steps in the Self-Publication Process By Mark Graham of Mark Graham Communications You’ve written an awesome book. It may be your first, your second, or…
The Importance of Keyword Phrases in Ranking Your E-Book
The Importance of Keyword Phrases in Ranking Your E-Book By Mark Graham of Mark Graham Communications Almost 90% of authors are choosing to self-publish these days.…
Writers Gear Up for a National Novel Writing Month
Writers Gear Up for National Novel Writing Month By Annalisa Parent, DateWithTheMuse.com For many in the writing community, November is the month to join the…
CreateSpace closing down its eStore October 31, 2017
CreateSpace closing down its eStore October 31, 2017 By Veronica Yager Did you self-publish with CreateSpace? Have you linked your book to your CreateSpace eStore…
Ghostwriting is an Art
Ghostwriting is an Art By Mark Graham The best ghostwriters are generally successful authors in their own right. They are typically highly published and very…
Coming Up with Compelling Blog Topics
Coming Up with Compelling Blog Topics By Zoe DeVito of LetsGrow.Solutions Most folks consider a website’s homepage to be the front door to visitors. On…
5 Tips on Writing from an Editor
5 Tips on Writing from an Editor By Alexandra O’Connell, Your Resident Wordsmith As you sit down with your book project, you’ll have plenty of…
Narrating Your Own Audiobook
Narrating Your Own Audiobook By Richard Rieman of AudiobookRevolution.com There are a few good reasons to narrate your own book, and some reasons why you should…
When Your Book is “Mostly Dead” – Give it a Voice!
When Your Book is “Mostly Dead” – Give it a Voice! By Richard Rieman, AudioBookRevolution As Billy Crystal’s character said in Princess Bride, “mostly dead is slightly…
Ghostwriting a Commercially Viable Self-Help Book
Ghostwriting a Commercially Viable Self-Help Book By Mark Graham, Iron Fox Creative There is a baseline message for every successful self-help book. In short, it…
What You Need to Know Before Building an Author Website
What You Need to Know Before Building an Author Website By Nicole Bernholtz, Iron Fox Creative A successful author website can (and should) take quite a…
How Ghostwriting Works
Please do not be intimidated by the ghostwriting process. It is as straightforward as picking up the phone or drafting an email. It begins with…
FROM INDIE AUTHOR TO AUTHORPRENEUR is professionalizing the craft of writing right for you?
By Bree Weber, The Book Octopus For the past few weeks, our inboxes, timelines, and twitter feeds have been filled with year-end reviews and predictions…
Do You Really Need an Author Website?
Do You Really Need an Author Website? By Nicole Bernholtz, Iron Fox Creative We may be biased, but we believe that every author should have a…
Hiring the Right Ghostwriter
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…
Asking for Feedback on Your Book
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?…
7 Resolutions for a Rockin’ Online Presence in 2017
7 Resolutions for a Rockin’ Online Presence in 2017 By Zoe DeVito, LetsGrow.Solutions Do you create blog posts with interesting, industry-related information? Are you sharing branded…
Who Will Buy Your Book in 2017?
Who Will Buy Your Book in 2017? By Mary Walewski, Buy the Book Marketing Hope is not a strategy. You have to have a plan…
Your Book’s Business Plan: Why You Need One and How To Write It
Your Book’s Business Plan: Why You Need One and How To Write It 9 Strategic Steps to Increase Your Book Sales, Grow Your Audience…
NaNoWriMo for Publishing Folk
On November 1st, the publishing industry got a little quieter, all thanks to a month-long “contest” steadily growing in participants and controversy. Writers outline and…
3 Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Site
What is Search Engine Optimization? Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the process of improving a website to attract traffic from search engines like Google.…
Your “Big Why?” – The First Step to Finding Readers for Your Book
Why are readers important? Seems like a rhetorical question doesn’t it? They are important because they are not only the people who are going to buy your…
Save the Date for MPIBA’s Fall Discovery Show 2016
Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association is hosting a “Fall Discovery Show 2016”. CIPA will have a table at their annual trade show – visited…
Authors/Service Providers- Be interviewed on a local FM radio station!
Thanks to the authors and those who help us publish our works that have come on to my show The Rabbit Hole on KYGT in…
Easy Way For Your Readers to Post Reviews About Your Book
Instructions for Your Readers: How They Can Post Book Reviews to Your Amazon or Goodreads Book Page A client recently asked Mary Walewski for instructions he…
Audiobook Mistakes Authors Make
You wonder if an audio version of your book is a good idea. Maybe you listen to audiobooks – perhaps a Harry Potter book with…
Associate Members with CIPA – Do you need to edit your Services Directory Listing?
We posted a video to the CIPA Tutorials section under Resources. If you are an Associate Member who has previously submitted your information to be listed in…
What to expect when you’re expecting – a website
One of the hardest parts of getting started with a new website, especially if you’ve never had one, is knowing what you need, how much…