by Karen Smith | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog
Part of freelancing is endless rounds of applying for work and submitting proposals. Many companies figure they can get the best of all worlds by hiring professionals in niche professions who are great writers and will work for peanuts. The screenshot at right is...
by Karen Smith | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog
This has been a busy year with regard to book promotion. I’ve attended more events than ever. As always, some of them net better results than others. In summary:MARCON – My second appearance at this Columbus institution didn’t fare as well as the...
by Karen Smith | Aug 17, 2022 | Blog
A common question asked by those who want to be authors concerns how much their potential books will earn. No one can estimate (or “guesstimate”) that.Publishing is a business. That’s why so few (less than 2%) of unsolicited manuscripts are accepted...
by Karen Smith | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog
In one of the writers’ groups I frequent, a newly self-published author (Author #1) complained another group member, aka Author #2, left her a negative, 1-star review out of spite as well as gave her own book a 5-star review. The negative review makes clear that...
by Karen Smith | Jul 29, 2022 | Blog
I spent this afternoon updating my portfolio. I dislike this tedious work, checking every link again, removing projects that no longer appear to exist, and adding projects (with links where possible). Afternoons like this are necessary, because having up-to-date...
by Karen Smith | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog
It’s been said that everyone has a story inside him (or her), but not everyone has the time, skill, or inclination to write it. It’s also been observed that many people want to have written a book, but few actually want to write a book.The solution to both...
