Most fiction authors need one of the following: proofreading, copyediting, line editing, developmental editing, and formatting. Some may know how to format their own books and others may only need a copy editor (and ideally a proofreader, too), but most authors will want some combination of the above. This post will cover three types of editing.
Whether you've just completed a NaNoWriMo project or you finally finished a book after months or years, give your work the attention it needs before taking it to the next step.
Marketing is dynamic; it’s a process. It’s not one big launch then you’re done. I have seen what happens to books launched in that way. Sales to family, friends, and well-wishers and then a rapid descent into irrelevance. You have to keep your book relevant.
There are dozens of rights and wrongs when it comes to marketing. Some are obvious and some are buried in good intentions. If you're going to get into marketing, why waste your time on what doesn't work? Just because it's easy doesn't mean it'll produce fruit. If you want to maximize your sales, you have to prune the branches that aren't producing.