Author Nexus

This will be an unusual blog post. Most weeks, I post something about writing, editing, publishing, or marketing your book. Today, I want...

In the indie publishing world, humanity means everything. Humanity is the number one thing that sells books. Numbers don't buy books.

At the end of April 2024, we hosted four free marketing-focused events. We hosted three conversational workshops to help authors make...

My newsletter last week told a story about Christmas Pudding. I thought this would be a silly, charming story. It was! In fact, Colleen...

Our past couple of blog posts have discussed different approaches to relationships between independent authors and the audiences who read...

Hospitality might bring to mind luxury experiences, but you don't need them to be hospitable to your readers. Marketing books can be...

"I don’t want to be annoying.”  Sometimes, authors tell me this. They worry that promoting their work will make them look self-centered,...