Mark Dawson

A best-selling romance author provides ten short tips to help the eager beginner interested in turning their hobby of writing romance stories into a way to earn a living.

There’s world of opportunity out there for authors on Pinterest if you know how to use it.
 Many authors have a limited or zero marketing budget – which is why it’s a great time to learn about Pinterest and how you can use it to increase exposure and sales. Best of all, every author can use Pinterest for free. There’s no need to pay for advertising to get results using Pinterest. In this instructional guide a bestselling thriller author and Pinterest guru set out the straight forward steps necessary to turn Pinterest into a revenue generating platform for you.

A mailing list is the most powerful marketing tool that any creative professional has at his or her disposal. In this short guide, you will learn how to leverage the immense power of simple and cost effective Facebook Ads to add readers to your list. The book covers all the essentials including how you can harness the laser targeting offered by the Facebook Ads platform. You will also be given access to a three part video masterclass where the exact process that you need to follow to set up your first ads is explained in detail, with detailed screenflows and commentary.

Want to learn how to use Amazon ads to find readers and sell more books?There are plenty of advertising options for savvy authors who want to build their publishing careers. Amazon Marketing Services ads might have the most potential. They enable authors to reach readers looking to buy books on the world's biggest online retailer. And, unlike other platforms, those readers are already looking to buy and can do so with just one click.This book, written by two leaders in the field of book marketing, sets out precisely how Amazon ads can work for you.Also includes a free instructional video masterclass from the founder of the Self Publishing Formula.

Finding the right professional help is a challenge for self-published authors. In this compendium an Amazon best-seller, has put together a categorised list of pros who can make your book shine.

Handing your writing over to an editor can be a terrifying experience. But it doesn’t have to be. In this book for authors, an experienced editor and a best-selling thriller writer set out the critical benefits of a good editor. With her vast experience editing books from writers at all levels of experience, McIntyre will guide you through the process. Crucially, you will learn how to be a good client for an editor and how you can get the very best out of the experience. The book is full of practical tips and lessons and includes sample contracts that you can use.

Four murders. Two detectives. One mystifying crime. On Christmas Eve, DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a shooting at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three more bodies are discovered, it’s clear a festive family gathering has turned into a gruesome tragedy.At first it seems like an open and shut case: a murder suicide committed by Ralph’s volatile brother Cameron. Then new evidence makes Mack suspect the man who reported the crime is in fact the perpetrator.But Mack isn’t the only one with a stake in the case. Private investigator Atticus Priest has been hired to get Ralph acquitted. That means unearthing any weaknesses in Mack’s evidence.Irascible, impatient and unpredictable, Atticus has weaknesses of his own. Mack knows all about them because they share a past - both professionally and personally. This time round, however, they aren’t on the same side. And as Atticus picks at the loose ends of the case, everything starts to unravel in a way neither of them could ever have predicted...