It’s time for a new season in my creative journey. Which means a pause on the podcast. Find out why and what’s next!

I’ve covered a lot recently on author platform this year, but I almost never talk about craft. It’s time! If I wanted to rename this post, instead of How to Write a Bestseller it could be called Write Good Books to Sell More Books or Sell More Books…

I’ve talked recently on , but wanted to highlight a specific platform that I’ve been using more and seeing results from and discuss Instagram for authors. I think that most social media platforms have potential to work for you if you understand how…

The first month I published a book in 2018, I made $115. Which totally excited me! People were reading my book! I wrote and published a book! But the goal was always a CAREER. I joked (but not really) about building an Emma Empire. Three years later,…

As a part of my series on what authors need to sell books, I’ve covered the overall author platform, email, social media, and blogging/content strategy. Which leads me into another piece of the puzzle: ads for authors. Let’s first rewind a bit to talk…

As a part of my author platform series, we’ve talked about , , , and now I want to talk about what authors should blot (and video and podcast) about: aka, content strategy for authors. Authors often aren’t so familiar with that term… and I think…

an interview with Megan Ericson

I have long been a fan of email lists. I think I started mine in … 2010? Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away. That’s how it feels, anyway. Mostly because I was growing a newsletter as a blogger.  Now? I’m growing one (or several, actually)…

Let’s get real– what do you need for an author platform in 2021? After a few years of selling fiction, I can tell you that it’s less than you might think. Let’s dive in!  Author platform. Did you shudder when you read that? For some authors and…