So if you follow this blog, you know a) I’m a huge proponent of Bookbub and b) I’ve been lucky enough to have them feature my books three times, the third being Friday June 27. I wrote about the first two times HERE and HERE. They were great. This third time literally is a game […]
Category: Inspirational
Launch Your Book Right
Six Month Launch Promotion Timeline for Print and eBook[1] Traditional Pub: You’ve got from launch through six months for your book to take off, otherwise your books will be pulped and you’re done. You can do most of the items in this timeline, but the ones that require price changes you will have to do […]
SkipJack Author Named to Houston’s Top 10
The Houston Press has named SkipJack Publishing author Pamela Fagan Hutchins as one of Houston’s Top 10 Authors of 2014. Congratulations to Pamela! Read the full article HERE.
Who wants to guest post on SkipJack?
We are looking for tales of learning, success, and failure to share with our readers on Skip the Jack, and we are looking to cross-pollinate. If you think you fit the bill, email info @ skipjackpublishing . com to volunteer. We are seeking 300-800-word pieces or excerpts on publishing and promotion that address current topics […]
WEBINAR: What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?
Indie Publishing Webinar: What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? — $50 for 2 hours and 15 minutes from the bestselling author of What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? NOTE: You will receive an email with access/login information to the webinar and […]
Sneak Peek! TOC & Chapter One of What kind of loser indie publishes?
Over the last year I’ve started teaching a workshop called “What kind of loser indie publishes, and how can I be one too?” To put it mildly, there’s been a clamoring for the information. And, despite several good books on this topic already available, that clamor includes requests for a book from me. Said book […]
Going Indie the Easy Way: Helen Colin, My Dream of Freedom
Do you have a story you’re burning to share, but no idea how to get from “once upon a time” to “buy now?” Helen Colin did. I want to share the experience of SkipJack’s newest author, how she did it, and how you can too. Helen is a 90-year old Holocaust survivor and beacon of […]
It’s No Contest
I don’t keep it much of a secret that I am a big fan of writing contests. As Garrett Morris used to say on Saturday Night Live, “Contests been veddy veddy good to me.” Or something like that, anyway. So the question isn’t whether I’m a contest proponent, but why. Let me explain the whys, […]
Fickle is the muse.
Sometimes my fingers fly and still can’t keep up with the words pouring out of my head across the screen. Literally, the characters dance ahead of me across the lines, turning, stopping, taunting, tongue out and thumbs in ears with fingers waggling, the little scoundrels. Other times, my fingers hover uneasily, waiting for divine […]
You climb a mountain one step at a time.
A few years ago, my wife Pamela and I were faced with a whole lot of personal adversity. The list of problems was very long and included jobs, finances, and family issues. We also had a goal. A goal of getting to a place that to us represented peace, stability, and safety. We knew where we wanted […]