In some books the TOC choices in Word are just not the right fit. When you find yourself in that situation here is how to create your own TOC. Step ONE Under Insert you will find Table. From there build the right size, number of cells and format for your book. That part is easy. The hard part is getting… Read More
Kick in the Pants to Start Writing Your Book
Pretty much everyone and their sister wants to write a book, and honestly everyone should! Here is a Kick in the Pants Homework Assignment to get you on the road to writing your very first book. Who Needs to Write a Book? Business owners—you need to publish books. Writers aspiring to be a published author—you need to learn the skills… Read More
Reviews from Family & Friends
Recently a client received an email from Amazon stating, “…Your account is related to accounts who have written reviews for books that you have a financial interest in, including books that you or your competitors publish. Our policies state that family members or close friends of sellers on Amazon may not write reviews for author’s items.” We followed the link… Read More
Announcing Author-Preneur University
Selah Press is pleased to announce that pre-registration at Author-Preneur University is open for enrollment. Our mission at APU is to teach business growth through author-preneurship. Are you wondering who could benefit from publishing a book? Listen to the advice of the experts. Business owners—you need to publish books. “Most business owners will never write a book—period. Most feel too… Read More
Handy Dandy List of Hashtags for Authors
Hashtags are priceless when used on Twitter and Instagram. Connect By Book Genre #ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) #Biopic #Book #Cats #Comedy #Cookbooks #Cooking #Crime #DIY #Dogs #Dystopian #FanFic #Fantasy #Fiction #FlashFic #Food #Foodie #HistFic #HistNovel #Historical #History #Horror #HowTo #KidLit #KidLitChat #LitChat #Literature #LitFic #MemoirChat #MGLit (Middle Grade Lit) #Mystery #NonFiction #Novel #Paperbacks #Paranormal #Poetry #PoetryMonth #Recipes #Romance #RomanceWriter… Read More
Why Ingram Spark is the Path to Big Box Stores
Consider using Ingram if having your book in big box stores is critical to you. The buyback option available to retailers for books published through Ingram is an important feature to consider. Publishing through Ingram can be done in conjunction with your CreateSpace publication. Most books purchased for stores are purchase through Ingram which is the largest worldwide distributor or… Read More
Everyone Needs a Good Editor
Kayla Fioravanti and Loral Pepoon recently taught a one hour class in the Selah Press Author-preneur program. Both Kayla and Loral are experienced as authors and editors. You can listen to the entire audio class by purchasing the audio recording of An Overview of the Editing Process for only seven bucks. Editing is one of the most critical steps in… Read More
You’re Published! Now What?
Here are a few tips to promote your new book. An even more extensive review marketing opportunities is available in the Author-preneur Training Audio Recording of An Overview of Author Marketing Opportunities. Do Free Giveaways You can use your website and Goodreads to do a variety of book giveaways. The bonus of book giveaways is that they often translate into… Read More
Social Media Cheat Sheet
It is never too early to start preparing for and laying the foundation to promote your book. Whether you self-publish or traditionally publish your books sales are going to be dependent on the efforts you make to promote your book. Well, unless you are a celebrity author, that is too say, you are going to need to head up your… Read More
Everything You Ever Need to Know about Copyrights
According to the U.S. Copyright office, here are the main points about copyrights that you need to know. “Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works.” “Copyright, a form of intellectual property law, protects… Read More
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