Author Buzz groups are the place to interact with like-minded individuals as well as a way to subscribe to blog updates on your activity page. Here are five groups we think that you might want to join. 1. Copy Blogger Copy blogger is a site that publishes articles about writing […]
A recent question in the forums was “what are the rules for blog SEO?” In this post, I am going to give you the five most important things you should be doing to maximise your blog SEO. 1. Use Yoast Yeast SEO is a plugin that we provide for all […]
A question which pops up from time to time is why a certain famous author by the name of Neil Gaiman has his content all over our site. Does he, you may ask, blog for you? No, Neil Gaiman is awesome but I very much doubt he has time to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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