by Will Viharo

With so many digital self-publishing platforms to choose from these days, how do you make the right choice that ideally suits your particular needs, desires, and agenda?

This is the first in a series that addresses that question. First up is a company I’ve had personal experience with: Lulu.

So is Lulu for you too? That is the question. 

Here is one answer…

by Mary C  Long

Searchmetrics just released a report that calls everything you thought you knew about search ranking factors for Google into question. 

Maybe not everything, but enough. Particularly around social signals.

by Will Viharo

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But a few carefully selected words can conjure priceless mental images for your readers.

The trick is describing your characters, situations, and settings accurately, while evoking just the proper mood and atmosphere, but without providing so many details that nothing is left to the imagination.

It’s all a matter of appealing to the mind’s eye…

by Mary C Long 

A man in Johannesburg, South Africa, should be thanking his lucky stars that his girlfriend tweets after she shared details of his carjacking on Twitter and helped save him.