10 Tips for: Revitalizing Your Backlist
Michael La Ronn Your backlist is a vital part of your author career because it’s always available. A book you wrote ten years ago may seem like old news to you, but it will be just as fresh as it was on launch day to readers who find it today. Backlists take the pressure off […]
Demystifying BookFunnel: How Authors Can Make the Most of the E-Book Distribution Service
How Authors Can Make the Most of the E-Book Distribution Service Michael La Ronn For many authors, helping readers download e-books purchased directly onto their preferred reading app eats away from valuable writing and marketing time. With so many responsibilities in running a writing business, tech support is a low priority. That’s where a tool […]
10 Tips for: Editing with Sudowrite
Many writers in the indie community know the AI generative writing app Sudowrite (https://sudowrite.com) for its ability to serve as an always-there assistant in the writing process. The program runs on a subscription model based on the number of generated words per month and markets itself as “the … AI writing partner you always wanted,” […]
Ten Tips: Editing with GPT
Generative AI text and art programs may be receiving the most attention right now, but they aren’t the only ways authors can use AI technology. Released in 2020, OpenAI’s GPT-3 large language model made possible many of the text AI services that authors use today, such as Jasper.ai and Sudowrite. GPT-3 was also the language […]
Managing Your Author Career with Chronic Illness: A Health Coach’s Perspective
If you’re healthy and have never had a chronic illness, you’re in a slim majority. According to the National Library of Medicine (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), 45 percent of all Americans suffer from at least one chronic illness, and that doesn’t include those with long COVID. If you don’t suffer from a chronic illness, such as cancer, heart […]