by kobowritinglife | Feb 24, 2023 | KWL Community, marketing, My Writing Life, Tips
Okay, so you’ve settled on a brand look – you write fantasy, so there’s a lot of silvers and golds, dragon scales, and velvety textures. Or you’re a romance writer who tends to gravitate towards the friends-to-lovers trope for your rom coms; there’s a lot of bright...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog, marketing, Self-Publishing, The Business of Writing
It’s no secret that pre-orders are important to the publishing industry, both on a traditional publisher and at a book retailer level. Pre-orders can – and honestly should – be important to you as an indie author, too. Pre-orders can help garner pre-release buzz about...
by kobowritinglife | Aug 22, 2022 | Blog, marketing, Self-Publishing, The Business of Writing
Free and exclusive content can do the work for you on the occasions it is offered – but how do you really make offering a free eBook or bonus content beneficial to your career as an author? How do you make the most of these offerings? Remember: free content is an...
by kobowritinglife | Apr 14, 2022 | Blog, marketing
by Evangeline Anderson Hi, I’m Evangeline Anderson, author of the Brides of the Kindred and Nocturne Academy series—two very different genres, but both close to my heart. I’ve been published since 2003, and I started out writing sci-fi romance, because I’ve been a...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 4, 2019 | marketing, The Business of Writing
by Ricardo Fayet, Chief Marketing Officer at Reedsy Ever since we started Reedsy, we’ve been hearing time and again from authors that discoverability was their #1 challenge. And while it is easier than ever to publish a (quality) book and make it available to millions...
by kobowritinglife | May 31, 2019 | marketing
By Adam Croft When you’re an indie author, there’s a list as long as your arm of tasks that need your attention. You need to write the book, edit the book, upload the book, market the book, get covers and formats… The list goes on. But where should you focus your...