Yes, I know it can be challenging to post your events through Facebook. Yet who better to network with about your upcoming appearances than your online community? While I can’t make it painless, I can make it easier. Here’s a video demonstration suitable for sharing with your contacts, to help them understand how to join […]
Category: Promotion
How to Leave a Review for Your Favorite Author on Amazon
Maybe you want to help your favorite author but don’t know how. If so, this video is for you. With a staggering 27% of the book market, Amazon is where the largest number of readers source and buy their books. Many of them rely heavily on reader reviews. Leaving a review is not difficult, but […]
SkipJack Author Takes Reins at Houston Writers Guild
SkipJack author Pamela Fagan Hutchins has taken on the role of President of the Houston Writers Guild. We couldn’t be happier about it. Check out the Guild at http://houstonwritersguild.org. Note that all of its programs are available via Adobe Connect, so if you have a webcam, you can participate in top notch critique groups, meetings/learning […]
Should an indie author use a publicist?
Excerpt from What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? by Pamela Fagan Hutchins from SkipJackPublishing reprinted with permission from the author and publisher A publicist is a goddess who navigates the world of events and media with ease. She has a contact list that’ll make you weep, and she […]
SkipJack Author Teaching Indie Publishing Workshop in Houston
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2013 Award –Winning Indie Author Pamela Fagan Hutchins to Present on “What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?” In association with the debut of her book What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?, Award-winning, Houston author Pamela Fagan […]
SkipJack Publishing Announces the Release of What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2013 Award –Winning Indie Author Pamela Fagan Hutchins Tackles the Vast Field of Indie Publishing in Her Witty, Inspiring How-To for Indie Authors Award-winning author Pamela Fagan Hutchins announces the release of What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? – a witty, can-do guide […]
A tangled web for indie publishing
An adapted and unedited chapter from my upcoming SkipJack Publishing book (release date August 15, 2013) What kind of loser indie publishes, and how can I be one too? Guess what? If you’re going to write books, you have to have a website. Period. Readers need a place to land to read about you and […]
Five Tips For Indie Authors on Goodreads
If you’re an indie author and you’re not on Goodreads, it’s time to take the plunge. With a rapidly-growing community of readers and authors numbering over 10 million — thanks to integration with Facebook timeline — and a data partnership with industry giant Ingram, Goodreads is the leading social media site for bookophiles. We congregate […]
4 Ways To Use Public Speaking to Promote and Sell Your Indie Books
Many writers are, by nature, creatures that hide from the spotlight. I’m not above hibernating for weeks on end in my sleepy sheep pajamas. Yet those of us who publish need to spread the word about ourselves and books. Sure, we can use social media, but at some point, if you really want to gain […]
Gift Card Giveaway: You can be a winner.
Books make great gifts, and we’d like to help you give them this holiday season. We are giving away two gift cards for $25 each to Hastings Entertainment. They can be used online or at one of their 140 stores. Enter and share the contest below, and Merry Christmas from SkipJack Publishing. a Rafflecopter giveaway