May 11, 2026 | Book publishing
‘Cause you don’t wanna sell hundreds, thousands, or millions of copies with mistakes in it I remember when I got the first proof of my book from Amazon KDP back when it was called CreateSpace. It was so cool, despite the huge watermark that Amazon puts...
May 6, 2026 | Author case studies, Book publishing, Business & Marketing, Vegans
Continuing a book’s momentum with a vegan audience I was introduced to Gail Eisnitz in January 2026 through Victoria Moran, an author and pioneer in the vegan movement who endorsed my second book. Gail first published Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed,...
May 4, 2026 | Book publishing
And the pros and cons of being traditionally published If you’ve been following along with my 10 successful self-published authors series, you know that independent (indie) authors are breaking the stigma that self-published books can’t be commercially...
Apr 29, 2026 | Book publishing, Business & Marketing
Just gonna put something on while I clean, Do you actually want to do this or not?, and Here’s my thing Missed March 2026’s TikTok trends? Check them out here. This will be the last of my TikTok trends for authors. I know! This was fun. But as of next month, I’m...
Apr 22, 2026 | Book publishing, Business & Marketing
‘Cause the first step to getting featured in media is to contact them! It’s hilarious that I posted about nailing media interviews when I didn’t talk about the basics first. If I’d been more organized about my content, this wouldn’t have...
Apr 20, 2026 | Author case studies, Book publishing
It’s the strangest thing to talk about an author client without mentioning their book! Technically, this was not my first project as a ghostwriter, but my first paying client. My second paying ghostwriting client was Dr. Melissa Mondala. Although I’ve done...
Apr 15, 2026 | Book publishing
Early 21st-century indie authors that blazed the trail with book series If you missed the first parts of the series: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Let’s go! 1. Rachael Herron Bestselling New Zealand author Rachael Herron published her first book in the Cypress Hollow...
Apr 13, 2026 | Book publishing, Business & Marketing
‘Cause marketing with no budget is better than not marketing at all I’ve met or seen many authors who’ve loaded a book onto Amazon and shared their book in Facebook groups, hoping that will be enough to make sales. It’s something, and something...
Apr 8, 2026 | Author case studies, Book publishing, Health, Lifestyle
…And downloading book titles in my dreams Dr. Melissa Mondala is the first author I’ve worked with whose book, Embody Lifestyle Medicine: How to Build a Successful Direct Care Startup, has landed at #1 in an Amazon category. I saw her speak at the Vegan...
Apr 6, 2026 | Book publishing
Leveraging the top global retailer + aggregate platforms I’ve done several videos on this over the years, but since I’m making this blog my primary platform, y’all get the most updated edition! Two of these haven’t changed, but if you read my...
