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Author Photo

Your author photo is often overlooked but super important — it's a chance to connect with readers and show the person behind the words.

What the Hell is an Author Brand?

An author's "brand" is the overarching identity readers see. Here are my thoughts on building a personal brand — being yourself, consistently.

Promotion as an Aspiring Author

Self-promotion is hard to write about and even harder to act on in healthy ways. Here is what I have learned about putting yourself and your work out there as an indie author.

Your Author Bio

In the vast realm of publishing, where your words are your brand, your author bio is your offer of friendship. It's the window through which readers glimpse the person behind the prose.

The All-Important Cover

Indie authors are always on the quest to uncover the secrets of a book cover that makes you happy and attracts readers. Great cover art is your book's visual proclamation that the content inside is amazing.

Your Own Publishing House?

For self-publishing tycoons and literary architects weighing whether to set up a personal company to copyright, publish, and promote their books — here are the pros, cons, and how-to of starting a micro-publisher.

Author Page Design Tips

Let's talk about how to design your author page to highlight your talents. Believe it or not, bad aesthetic choices turn people away faster than bad content. So let's dive in.

Author Page on Wix

A quick walkthrough of creating your own author webpage using Wix — the easiest site builder I've found (no affiliation). This isn't an exhaustive guide, but it'll get you to a quick site.

Creating an Author Page

Greetings, fellow wordsmiths and sentence scribblers. Today we journey into the realm of creating a professional author website — a daunting prospect for most, but fun if you go in with creativity and experimentation in mind.