by toby | Jul 19, 2016 | Social Media, The Writing Life
If you have a book out, you’re looking for effective author marketing tools. What happens when you do a search for those keywords — ‘book marketing tools?’ About 9,200,000 results (0.29 seconds) A whole industry has exploded in recent years with the growth in...
by toby | Mar 10, 2015 | The Writing Life
These six ways to sell a ton of books have been the cornerstone of my success with the Lei Crime Series. As the launch date of the Lei Crime Kindle World approaches (April 7) the excitement is increasing—and also the questions. How did I do it? What makes the Lei...
by toby | Oct 30, 2013 | Life
What would you say to your younger self in two words? I post these pictures and positives on my Facebook page–my little way of doing some mental health encouragement for my friends and followers. Yesterday's post, this picture, yielded such a bounty of wonderful...
by toby | Apr 7, 2013 | The Writing Life
Women and the new entrepreneurship. I’ve finally, truly wrapped my head around the fact that I’m an entrepreneur. A business owner. (It’s April 7, and the ink is drying on the checks I just wrote that prove it, made out to U.S. Treasury and Hawaii State Tax Collector,...
by toby | Jun 16, 2012 | The Writing Life
Specifically, is anyone reading author blogs anymore? This thought has been occurring to me lately as I look ahead to next month when Torch Ginger comes out. Yes, folks, mid-July I’ll be launching the second in the Lei Crime Series, with all its attendant excitement...