Blog followers: our website was hacked and crashed. We apologize for the inconvenience. Here’s the blog post none of you got to read earlier this week. One of the focal points of the writing retreat I hosted August 7-9 was how to get past the dreaded sagging middle. The first few novels I wrote fell […]
Author: Pamela
Increase Your Author Earnings With Affiliate Links
I’m a big fan of maximizing revenue streams from existing products. With something as labor intensive and expensive as a novel, for instance, it only makes sense, right? So you can sell many different products with one novel. The e-book, paperback, hardback, audiobook, foreign rights, foreign translations, film rights. You can include it in box […]
Monetization: Multipurpose Your Audio Files
I can’t believe it took me three years to figure out that I was underutilizing the audio files created by talented narrators for my books. I’d used them as samples on my website, explaining Audible’s bounty program (they get their first purchase free; I get a $50 bounty I split with the narrator if my book is […]
Proud to be a member of the Club: Rockin’ Improvements to Review Grabber!!
SEE BELOW VIDEO OF THE ROCKIN’ NEW AND IMPROVED AMC REVIEW GRABBER!!! When I first ran across Author Marketing Club, I resisted. I mean, come on, free stuff is good, but I’m getting nickel-and-dimed all over the place for paid services that will help me sell my books. But Author Marketing Club didn’t promise to […]
Social Media Tips for Authors: Filling the Bucket
By Pamela Fagan Hutchins Adapted Excerpt from What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? Reprinted with permission from SkipJack Publishing Love it or hate it, social media is a critical part of marketing. It is a way of connecting, not only with potential readers, but also with people who can […]
Coming Soon: Goodreads eBook Giveaways
I’ve long loved print giveaways on Goodreads. Recently, Goodreads announced their upcoming Kindle ebook giveaway program. Authors/publishers will be able to giveaway up to 100 books during the length of the promotion. It is not yet clear whether author/publishers will be able to include a note to the winners. The giveaway can be run for […]
Burning Issues . . . ?
As I sit down to write this morning, I realize that having five baby goats born in the last few days on our place—and one motherless—is going to have to take precedence. Life is like that. Burning issues to be addressed, and sometimes they aren’t the ones we’d planned for. What we thought was burning […]
What should I include in my e-books to drive subscription, sales, and affiliate income?
In the last two weeks, I’ve been sharing tips from my recent Bookbub experience. You can catch those installments HERE and HERE. Today I’m picking up where I left off, and I’m talking about ways to turn free (or deeply discounted) e-books into paid sales. Want people to read your next, PAID book? Put in an excerpt and a […]
Tis’ the Season to “Write Your Own Story”. Merry Christmas !
Merry Christmas from SkipJack Publishing. The following is a repost from Pamela Fagan Hutchins on putting yourself out there. It’s timely and really, it’s not just about writing; it’s abo ut living your best life. LOVE your life, every line of it. Write your own Story this holiday season. Practice makes perfect, get a […]
Libraries, REAL Books to touch and feel..and hand me downs.
What can you do with books?? Other than read them; you can stack them, look at them, decorate with them and even insulate a wall with them. They are the BEST hand me down, re-purpose, recycle, GREEN gift you can give this Christmas season. Give a book this year, support an Author and a bookstore. […]