Should Writers Blog About Writing?

I’ve seen lots of opposition to the idea that writers should blog about writing since I started blogging about writing back in June. The main argument against is that everything that can be written about writing already has been written, and by much more...

Five Things Every Author Website Needs

I’ve had a few people ask me what ‘makes’ a good author website. Granted, I’ve talked about what I believe constitutes a good author blog in the past, but the blog is only one part of the package. Without further ado, here are five things I...

Is Social Media Really That Effective a Sales Tool?

Some people seemingly spend far too much time on social media. I am probably one of those people. I get stressed if I don’t have useful links scheduled to go out on Twitter a day in advance, and worry about whether I’m updating my Facebook page too...