I’m inching along, working on my next series of books about photography. Specifically, they’ll be a series of books on making money taking pictures of students for kids’ activities. Things like martial arts, dancing, gymnastics, cheerleading, etc. One for each specific type of activity.
The Best Promotional Tool For Selling Books
Look, I run a marketing company. I’ve done research on what it takes to sell books. Not just other people’s books, but mine as well. I’ve seen the studies and the ad results, but I’ve also heard the advice of the people who know best – successful authors. And now I see the results for myself.
Green Smoothies
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve added green smoothies to my diet. I haven’t taken anything away yet, but drinking one honking large smoothie every day, packed with lots of fruits and leafy greens, has been enlightening.
I bought a Bella Rocket Extract Pro. It’s a lot less expensive than the Nutri Ninja or Magic Bullet. I can pack that sucker full of stuff, turn it on and within 3 or 4 seconds – usually no longer than 5 seconds – the whole thing is mixed.
Still Crankin’
Got my nose to the grindstone. Still working on getting the next short book done, then on to the longer works, I think. I’ve recently begun making and actually drinking green smoothies – that is, combinations of fruit and leafy green stuff. I’m particularly enamored of chia seeds. I digress. The point is, I may … Read more
Latest Thoughts On Writing
I had a preliminary mastermind meeting with a woman a few weeks ago. Among other things, I told her what I had planned to write for 2015. “How do any of those things help you accomplish your goals for your marketing company?” They don’t. The things I planned to write were books I want to write, … Read more
Warm Sun And Sand
I’m not sure if I actually deserve it for working, but I certainly deserve a vacation for surviving the long, cold, snowy winter.
My wife and I try to go somewhere sunny and warm this time every year, in part to chase away the winter chills and in part to celebrate our anniversary. We’ve gone different places over the last several years, most often to different parts of the Caribbean. A few years ago, we went to Kauai, Hawaii. Last year, we went to the French side of St Martin. The island lies between the Caribbean and Atlantic, but where we were was on the Atlantic. You’d never know it though.
If You’re An Author, Jump On This
Bryan Cohen, whom I know from his podcast Sell More Books Show, has been doing multi-author events online. He’s doing another one soon, but this time he’s opening it up to the general indie author populace. Yeah, that’s me – and you too, if you’re an indie author. But you’d better hurry, if you’ve got … Read more
Schedule Changes
“Life is what happens after you make plans.” Ain’t that the truth. At the end of last year, I had been steamrolling through book writing projects. I sat down and wrote out a schedule of the books I wanted to produce in 2015, including timelines for each title. Today was supposed to be the day … Read more
Today I’m pulling double duty. My next set of books is about making money as a photographer, specifically as it relates to “activities” for kids. You know – martial arts, gymnastics, dance, cheer, etc.
Lately, instead of writing new ebooks, I’ve been writing scripts.