Want to read an 89-page novella called The Silver Maid for FREE? Learn how you can read books for free through group free book promotions and discuss why indie authors participate in them.

Motherhood is not all bedtime stories, bear hugs, picking flowers, and drawings on the fridge, right? It's freaking hard. Sometimes overwhelmingly, suffocatingly, identity-shatteringly, soul-destroyingly HARD . If you can relate and want to feel seen, then Other Than Mother is the book for you. Searching for relatable family life fiction about motherhood? This book is it. Becky Tenneree is a burned-out mother of four who needs to get some time away from the suffocating a

Curious to find out more about the Family Life Fiction book category? Read this blog post to learn about genre characteristics and what to expect when you pick up a Family Life Fiction book. Read on! Just regular family life in the Betts household Where did the ‘Family Life Fiction’ label come from? Okay, from now on, I’m going to refer to Family Life Fiction as FLF. Amazon has categories for all items available on their website, including books. Authors must identify what th

Did you set goals for 2025? At the time of writing, there are still 98 days left to get things done. So, it's time for us to revisit...

This is an answer to an 'Answer the Public' question. I was curious. I did the math. It's not pretty. I have 3 physical books: 1 gift...

Would you like to know how to tell if a book has been written by an indie author? Do you need help determining if a book has been...

Ask for things you associate with 'Indie' and I'm guessing you'll hear terms like: small, alternative, non-mainstream, and different. An...

Let that sink in for a minute. Only 10% of authors can make a living, that is, earn enough money from their writing to support...

Would you like to set up your own market stall in Australia? This blog post is going to discuss some of the things you may need to...

Sometimes I forget the MOST important piece of writing advice... Well, maybe I don't forget, maybe I just ignore it for a while. It's hard to do the thing, and I don't want to do it. Doing things isn't fun. Scrolling on social media and refreshing my news feed seems much more fun.

Let me be honest with you: I have no right to write anything about making money as a creative, because I don't. Like, AT. ALL. I spend more than I get. BUT, this is a conversation that I have had time and time again with many of my creative friends - How DO you make money from creative endeavors? Here are 5 things that come up in our conversations.

Reviews help readers find good books and help authors find new readers, but there are other reasons why you should leave a review on a book that you enjoyed. This blog post is all about the why and how to leave book reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.

Attempting to summarise what Marley Betts is all about. Hang on... What the heck am I all about?! A post all about attempting to create a brand.

"What are your books about?" is the most common question that people ask me. I mean, it makes sense. The problem is that I suck at answering the question. So, instead of blurbs, here are my on-the-spot inarticulate pitches, just for fun...

What is a Kindle? What is Kindle Unlimited? Are books cheap or free on Kindle? Where can I buy a Kindle? Can a Kindle read to me? Will books go extinct? This blog post will answer all of these questions and more!

The gripping conclusion to Cleo's story and her battle for the truth is OUT NOW on Amazon. Available as an eBook and paperback.

I used to think that you had to be good at art for it to be worth creating. I thought that everybody else would see my art in the same critical way that I did. But you know what? There is an audience for everything. I mean, people literally sell their vacuum dust and toenail clippings online. So, really, my art isn't that bad...

A candid account of a common author problem: Marketing a book without a clear genre and target audience.

8 Reasons Why You Must Read This Book (inspired by Sabri Suby's book, Sell Like Crazy)