Successful authors, I once believed, focused on what they did best. They wrote. They rearranged words on the page. And once their first novel was accepted for publication, they’d pop open the champagne, do a couple of book signings, and…
“WiDo Publishing: Past, Present and Future” / Angela Jackson-Brown with Karen Jones Gowen
Author Angela Jackson-Brown, curious about her publisher WiDo Publishing™, requested an interview with WiDo’s managing editor, Karen Jones Gowen. The interview originally appeared on Angela’s website. We thought it would be informative to post a segment here on our blog.…
“A New Renaissance in Literature” / Karen Jones Gowen
(Originally written for LDS Publisher as WiDo’s final contribution before LDSP closed her website, this article by our managing editor captures the essence of what drives WiDo Publishing.) One of the hallmarks of the Renaissance of the 15th century was…
“The GoodReads Giveaway and Why It’s Important” / Shauna Bray
Giving away a book can actually increase sales. And an excellent way to give away and get attention for your soon-to-be-launched book is through Goodreads. A Goodreads giveaway generates excitement about an upcoming book launch. Prior to launch, the typical…
“What Makes a Submissions Editor say Yes” / Allie Maldonado
Although WiDo will accept unsolicited, unagented manuscripts, your submission must first get beyond the query letter. Submissions editors are looking for just one thing: a manuscript that says “YES!” Yes! I want to read this one. Yes! our editing and…
“Self-Publishing is Not for Everyone” / Paul Anthony Shortt
The topic of self-publishing has come up time and again. I sometimes wonder if the debate will ever end as to which one is “better.” The thing is, neither is better than the other. Any more than mayonnaise is better…
“The Art of Ending a Sequel”/ Amie McCracken
The ending to your story is just that, an ending – the finale, finish, fin, finis, kaput, over with, done, gone, ended. There is a finesse to ending a story correctly which includes things like tying up plot lines and…
“Organizing a Blog Tour” / Charity Bradford
We all carry an idea of what our book release will look like inside our vivid imaginations. People will be cheering and falling over each other to get to the pile of books. Our names will be plastered on billboards…
“Utilizing the Book Blog Reviewer”/ Karen Jones Gowen
Reviews are key to getting sales for your book, and a valuable resource is book blogs. On my blog’s sidebar is an extensive list, from the super busy who may not have time for you, to the ones just starting…
“How a Bestselling Author Promotes”/ Interviewing Jeremy Bates
We’re chatting with Jeremy Bates today, author of The Taste of Fear (WiDo Publishing, 2012),which is quickly becoming one of WiDo’s most popular titles. Jeremy, whose debut novel, White Lies (Oceanview Publishing, 2012), hit #1 on Amazon’s paid bestseller list,…