Book Marketing is an Ugly Beast (You Know It’s True)
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Ugh, the joys of book marketing. For many writers, it’s the labor of love to produce a book …
Jumping on Every Self-Publishing Bandwagon Can Cost You
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Another indie publisher I know asked me the other day if I was going to put my work …
Crowd-funding for Your Book Can Be Tricky
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Publishing books takes money. For many non-established authors, money does not come easily. (Making a consistent income from …
Happy New Year from August Rose Press!
By: The ARP Team We want to wish everyone a healthy, happy, and productive New Year! Whether you’re a writer, author, publisher …
Small Business Saturday at One DC Bookstore
By: Aryanne Ferguson Small business Saturday was this past weekend. Did you have the chance to support your local bookstore? It may …
Getting a Book Cover Design That Works for You
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Book cover design is not fun. It’s a painstaking process, which involves a lot of revisions and adjustments. …
Coming the Summer of 2015: Bobbing and Weaving the Novel
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins Bobbing and Weaving is a new novel set in a hair salon in New York City. Holly, the owner …
When You Undervalue Your Work, Everyone Loses
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins I had a frustrating experience recently. I was browsing a freelancing website when I came across a job …
You Make Lots of Money From Selling Your Books, Right?
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins As an author, I hate how mis-informed readers are about authors making money from their books. The reality …
The Ongoing Amazon War – The KDP Author Email
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins This struggle between Hachette and Amazon is real. A real pain in the neck. If you have no …