Courses – The Final Frontier of Book Publishing To boldly publish where few authors have gone before… Most people have heard and swallowed the hype that ebooks are all there is to self-publishing, that making 6-figures with a few Kindle ebooks is the trophy every player wants to walk away with. Unfortunately, that’s all but [...]

Self-Publishing Secrets Every Author Should Know I stumbled across these while researching and testing. I haven’t seen them anywhere else, and they they are extremely practical ideas. First, You Have to Change Your Thinking 1. Authors are Producers. They generate “books-as-containers,” creating all possible versions of that title. Leverage is in multiple versions, as well [...]

Book Universes: A Very Thin Line by S. H. Marpel Published: Feb 2019 Characters: With dialogue: Carol, John Earl Stark, Hami. Mentioned: Bert, Tish, Gaia, Tess, various Ghost Hunter team, unnamed military types and politicians. Main Story Structure: Mystery Secondary Structure: Action-Adventure Main Settings: Gaia’s “bedroom”, Hami’s saloon, Bert’s valley, Area 51. Theme/Notable Quote: “Success begins [...]

The Writer’s Journey of John Earl Stark 02 R. L. Saunders Nine Lessons from Authors – – – – John Earl Stark problems were far from over. He was up to his neck and now his stories were running his life. All he wanted was to improve his book sales. But what he got was [...]

The Writer’s Journey of John Earl Stark 01 by R. L. Saunders The First Four Rules – – – – This is Robert C. Worstell, Chief Editor and Author Wrangler here at Midwest Journal Press. Recently, I had an author return to my stable after a short dint in a “digital rehab”. He was [...]

The Faith of Jude – by S. H. Marpel – Book Universes Published: Feb 2019 Characters: Jude, John Earl Stark, Sal, Gaia, Cassie, Meri, “Al” Main Story Structure: Mystery Secondary Structure: Action-Adventure Main Setting: John’s cabins, Sedan Crater (Nevada) Theme: “Data doesn’t give meaning. Knowledge doesn’t equal understanding.” Related Fiction: Ghost of the Machine, The Harpy Saga: Sister [...]

The Girl Who Saved Tomorrow – J. R. Kruze – Book Universes Published: Jan 2019 Characters: Orissa Kane, Steve Kane, Abe Smythe, Unnamed “marketing buddy” Main Story Structure: Action-Adventure Secondary Structure: Romance Theme: “Appearances don’t make Actuality.” Main Setting: 1950’s Airfield Sequel to: The Girl Who Built Tomorrow Related Fiction: Mind Timing, When the Dreamer Dreamed [...]

Editor’s Notes: A Dog Named Kat – Fiction by J. R. Kruze Published: Jan 2019 Characters: Cathy, Kat, Dad, Dad’s Intern (Eveyln) Main Story Structure: Mystery Secondary Structure: Adventure Theme: “The world continues on because of love.” Main Setting: Cathy’s home, “Land of Clues” Related Fiction: Max Says No, A Nervous Butt, Voices Related Non-Fiction: Strangest Secret [...]

Download audio. The more authors get their content out to more people, the better chance they have of discovery. The more discovery, the better the book sales. I’ve long said that any author could and every author should “write once, publish to as many places, in as many formats as possible.” This is known as [...]

Download this audio. This could have happened to you – or maybe not. The scene was this: I was listening to some podcasts while working (as radio these days is nearly as bad as the TV news) and got inspired to use this fancy mic I had gotten a few months back. It would be [...]