In this post, I take a deep dive into selecting and submitting to a publisher. I should say right off the bat that I am far from being an expert in this subject. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the people who have spoken to me about their […]
Author Buzz Blog
1 Comment Is it possible to get more book sales on, say, Amazon without advertising? Can it be done and if so how? Let’s be honest, what most authors want is to sell more books. It would be nice if there was a set of secret magical words that could just keep […]
How do you get more book sales without advertising?
Recently, I have seen a few people asking do authors get money from libraries. In this post we will look at authors and our (possitive) relationship with libraries. For those that do not like reading, the short answer is: Yes, some authors get money from libraries. If you want to […]
Do authors get money from libraries?
I have a fiction Patreon site where I post a story every month. My plan for 2020 was to post 12 monthly light-hearted detective stories, all about the same detective, which should stand-alone but had recurring characters and ongoing plotlines. This is how far I’d got at the start of […]
Writing A Hen Night Mystery During The Current Emergency
In this post, we will take a quick trip around copyright law and just how long copyright lasts. All in order to ask one (not so) simple question – how long is too long? How long does copyright last? In the UK copyright lasts your entire life plus a further […]
Does copyright last too long?
Whenever I read advice about authors building a platform it is always something you have to do alone. Why? Who says a platform cannot be shared, social, and collaborative? This is why I created Author Buzz. Rather than each of us labouring alone, we can collaborate and each benefits from […]
Collaborative platform building for authors
Author of four novels, Louise Moss, has started a campaign to bring uplifting stories to people during the COVID-19 crisis. She calls it “Writers Against COVID-19“. Releasing one new story each day, Louise Moss hopes to make passing the time in lonely confinement just a bit more pleasant. This collection […]
Writers against COVID-19 with Louise Moss
Yorkshire based author, Julia Bell, has announced that her book “When Lucy Ceased to Be” is currently available for 99p on Amazon (which means free for Kindle Unlimited members). Julia Bell has ten novels available online. She describes her work as “as romances with attitude, that is, they have a […]
When Lucy Ceased to Be only 99p
Your blog headlines are the part of the blog post that draw people in and make them want to keep reading. The more places your headlines pop up, the better the chances of people reading the post. This is why most blog writers share their posts on social media. Sharing […]
How to get your blog headlines on our front page
This is something I genuinely wonder about – if author business cards are a worthwhile investment. I assume you have all seen these tiny rectangles of card that people in suits hand to each other. You might even have thought that it might be a good idea to have your […]
Do business cards matter for authors?
Could human run book subscriptions be better than the online retailers’ automatic algorithm? Yesterday, I spotted an article by Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian about a whole new approach to selling books. Handcrafted bespoke book subscriptions. Rebecca Nicholson’s first example is Heywood Hill. From the tone of the article, I […]
Booksellers fighting back against the algorithm
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was a satirical author best known for The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The story of the guide is mostly available in largely contradictory formats on Amazon. Douglas Adams began his writing life as a script editor for Doctor […]
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