By Jamie Dalton People unwrap their gifts on Christmas morning, and what do many of them find? Gift cards. Lots and lots of gift cards. Then December 26th rolls around. They're sitting there in their pajamas, maybe still picking at leftovers, and what do they do? They start shopping online with those fresh gift cards. And a huge portion of them are looking for books and are grabbing what they wished they got under the tree. I noticed this pattern a few years ago in my own sal

DAY 7: MARKETING YOUR KICKSTARTER - BUILDING THE BUZZ Here's something a lot of creators don't realize until it's too late: your...

DAY 6: PRODUCTION PLANNING - ORGANIZING YOUR CAMPAIGN FOR SUCCESS Let's get real about planning your Kickstarter campaign. Success isn't...

Day 5: Your Rewards and Reward Tiers Here's the thing about Kickstarter campaigns - they live or die by their reward tiers. You can have...

DAY 4: CRAFTING YOUR KICKSTARTER STORY PAGE The story page is your sales pitch, your book's showcase, and your chance to build trust with...

DAY 3: SETTING UP YOUR PREVIEW PAGE First, let's get your campaign draft started. Create a new project and select "Publishing." This...

DAY 2: LEARNING FROM OTHER CAMPAIGNS Time to dive into research, but don't get overwhelmed - this is actually the fun part. Use...

We've been getting a lot of questions about Kickstarter, so we thought we would do a few days of talking about Kickstarter itself. Over...

By Jamie Dalton Every writer knows that voice. The one that whispers "you're not good enough" just as you're about to hit submit. The one...

By Dr. Tonya Nagle I'm not trying to turn you into a creeper, but this is a very important skill for creative writers. In order for you...

An accomplished, award-winning author in a multitude of styles and genres, author DC Gomez has built a solid career on the grounds of...

by Jackie Zimmerman | Feb 5, 2025 | Interview

Reposted with Permission from Ines Johnson, originally posted on Facebook 10 January 2025. I was looking at my 2024 and I realized that...

Some outside of the box ways to help readers engage with your books.

By Jamie Dalton Writer's block is the bane of all authors existence. It doesn't matter if you are a new author or have been doing it for...