I just got back from the world's largest indie author conference, Author Nation, in Vegas. My hope was to meet other authors like me and to get inspired to do more book promotion -- a task I hate and procrastinate on...badly. I've been a published author since 2023,...
I recently finished and published the audiobook for my book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, through Amazon's Audible and Findaway Voices/Voices by INaudio (Spotify). Based on a recommendation from my favorite author podcaster, Joanna Penn, I recorded and largely...
If you're an author thinking about recording your own audiobook, you may want to look into using Hindenburg Narrator. I've had success recording, editing, and getting my audiobook approved on Amazon's ACX, so I wanted to share a bit about how I did it to, hopefully,...
Just last week, the audiobook version of my book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, went live on Amazon! I recorded it myself using a program called Hindenburg Narrator. There is, quite frankly, not much information out there about using Hindenburg to create your...
My new audiobook for Agile Discovery & Delivery just became available! I used a program called Hindenburg Narrator to record it myself. This is Part II in a multi-part series about how I created my own audiobook. There is very little out there about Hindenburg, so...
In a couple of weeks, I'll be releasing an audiobook version of my book, Agile Discovery & Delivery. I wanted to narrate it myself, but I didn't have any experience with audio production. After a lot of research, trial, and error, I figured it out and learned a...
I have been doing a relatively terrible job promoting my book, Agile Discovery & Delivery. I do a lot of talks related to it, but aside from that, I'm basically ignoring it. When I retired from full-time work, I thought I would focus more on book promotion, but...
Writing a book is hard work and then you have to turn around and promote it. Now that I have my own book, I can't explain how wonderful it is to hear that readers like the book. Reader support is crucial, especially for indie authors. So, if you've got a book or an...
My book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs is one-year-old as of last week! To celebrate, I took advantage of KDP Select's Kindle Countdown book promotion and I'm offering the eBook for $1 through...
I've got some more amazing news. I've just added Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs to Kindle Unlimited. That means if you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can now read my book FOR FREE! I also...
I've got some exciting news today! My book, Agile Discovery & Delivery, is now also available via Ingram Spark! What's Ingram Spark, you say? It's a publishing company that has a wide distribution network to bookstores (Barnes & Noble, Target, all the...
Last year, I published my first book through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. This year, I also published the book through another platform called Ingram Spark. Amazon sells direct to readers online while Ingram Spark has a huge distribution network to bookstores...
My self-publishing series may be complete, but the information will continue to be relevant. I'd like all of my readers to be able to find the series easily, so, I've published a new self-publishing series page this week. I plan to update the articles as I learn more...
This summer, I self-published my first book, Agile Discovery & Delivery: A Survival Guide for New Software Engineers & Tech Entrepreneurs. After several people asked me about the self-publishing process, I decided to write a self-publishing series. This is the...
According to Seth Godin in his post entitled Advice for Authors, the best time to start promoting your book is three years before it comes out. Seth has published well over 20 books, many of them becoming best sellers. He says: The best time to start promoting your...
Today is the day! If you've been following all of the steps in my self-publishing series, then you're ready to upload & publish your book on Amazon KDP. This post is all about the uploading process and by the end of it you will have a published book! If you're not...
Last week in my self-publishing series, we talked about formatting your eBook for Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform. Now it's time to format your paperback or hardcover book for KDP. We're nearing the end of the self-publishing series, so if you're not...
So you've decided to publish an eBook on Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform. You've got a cover, you've edited the sh*t out of your book, and you've pulled together a manuscript. Congratulations!! You are so close to publishing! Now, you just need to...
It's amazing that authors today not only can publish their own work, but there are very compelling reasons to choose self-publishing over traditional publishing (full control, ownership, increased royalties, etc). Here we assume you've already chosen to self-publish,...
You're so close to being able to publish your book now! Months or, more likely, years of work are coming to fruition. There are just a few things left to do to prepare your book manuscript for publishing. This is the fourth article in my self-publishing series, in...
This is the third article in my self-publishing series. The first covered the drafting & editing process while last week's talked about creating your cover. At this point you've got a nearly finished draft and an awesome cover for your book. Are you ready to hit...
Last week, I covered the drafting and editing process for self-publishing a book. Today, I'll dive into the world of book covers. Whether you like it or not, your book cover will help form the readers' first impression of your work. Yes, we really do still judge a...
This is the first of several articles in my new Self-Publishing Series. In this post, I'll talk about the various steps that I used to draft and edit my recent book, Agile Discovery & Delivery. Starting with a couple of things to think about before you even start...
I recently self-published my first book (yay!) and then I noticed a strange phenomenon. One-by-one people in my network starting popping up and asking me questions. How long did it take to write your book? Who did you publish with? Why did you decide to self-publish?...