How to Create Cool Book Trailers

Yesterday, I posted about Tawe and creating a simple, effective book trailer that’s also affordable. I mentioned that one of my issues with spending $$$$ is that the ROI isn’t easily trackable unless there’s a clickable link. Well, now I’ve...
Book Trailers Serve No Purpose (Really?)

Book Trailers Serve No Purpose (Really?)

The cost to create a book trailer varies from $400 – $3000+. Can a debut author justify this expense? I’ve gone back and forth on the whole creating a book trailer thing. On the one hand, it’s a cool visual in an otherwise non-visual format. When we...
Learn These Simple Self-Defense Moves

Learn These Simple Self-Defense Moves

I came across this old video, and I gotta tell ya, it’s as useful today as it was then! Jiujitsu and Hapkido are timeless. And learning self-defense is simple. You start by becoming more aware of yourself and the spaces you enter. Then you add a few awesomely...
Book Trailers Serve No Purpose (Really?)

Do You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Recently, I conducted an informal Facebook poll asking my friends to tell me how they choose a book.  In the indie writer’s world the constant message is that 1) you have to write a good story, 2) you must have an editor, and 3) the cover is immensely important....