Author: Monica Leonelle

Monica Leonelle is a USA Today bestselling author of fiction who also teaches writing, publishing, business, and marketing at TheWorldNeedsYourBook.com. Before becoming an independent author, Monica led digital marketing efforts at Inc. 100 companies like Hansen’s Natural and Braintree. She’s been an avid blogger of marketing and business trends since 2007. Her ideas have been featured in numerous publications, including the online versions of AdAge, The Huffington Post, Forbes, Inc., the AMEX OpenForum, GigaOm, Mashable, Social Media Today, and the Christian Science Monitor. Monica lives in a very, very old, 3-story home in St. Louis, MO with her husband, toddler, and adorable westie terrier. The house possibly has ghosts. And definitely has a secret passage. You can learn more about Monica's work through her website, podcast, and Youtube channel at TheWorldNeedsYourBook.com.

From the Contributing Editors: October 2023

You’re not doing marketing wrong; you’re doing the wrong marketing. If there’s one thing we’ve learned over our combined twenty-five-plus years of helping authors, it’s that most people don’t hate marketing; they hate the marketing they are forced to do. Whether that means putting your books in Kindle Unlimited, being on every social media platform, […]

What’s Your Author Ecosystem?

When the two of us started the Writer MBA, a company built to train authors on the ins and outs of the publishing industry, we knew we wanted to share the news with as many authors as we could. Our launch for the business was big and bold, as we were trying to drum up […]

How to Conquer Crippling Criticism

How to survive and thrive during the editing process One of the greatest challenges of becoming an author is getting your book edited without having a panic attack around, “Is this good enough?” and the even harder question, “Am I good enough?” I have three tips around conquering crippling criticism during the editing process: #1 […]