The Professional – There is very little difference between the costs and preparation of the professional self-publisher and the serious hobbyist. It’s more of the realization that as a “pro”, publishing has now become your full time income rather than a part time hobby.

It’s great to have friends. But when it comes to publishing and promoting your book, sometimes your friends can be more of a hindrance than a help. Here are five things your best friends won’t tell you:

Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA) is unveiling its new book award this March in honor of Small Press Month. The new award, Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year, will honor books produced by small publishers each year for outstanding contribution to Christian life

Performances on radio talk or news shows are the workhorses of book-promotion activities. With radio as part of your communication plan, you can reach hundreds, thousands or millions of people at little or no cost. You can even sell some books, if you do it right.

I recently got a copy of a self-published book from a friend who was understandably excited about her new baby, but it so looked like a self-published book. This has always mystified me: how is it, given that we’re absolutely surrounded with examples of beautifully produced books that self-publishers still keep coming up with crummy-looking covers? Why, after investing so much time and effort into the writing of their books, do so many authors stop short of the finish line?

Do you want to write the next best selling novel? Maybe you dream of landing a contract with Random House or selling a million copies of your book. Perhaps you simply want to be widely read.