Publishing is not for the faint-hearted. There are significant up-front costs. Below, I will list the ones I spent, but also give suggestions for how to avoid various costs. First, let’s differentiate between self-publishing/independent publishing and pay-to-play publishing (known as vanity publishing and now calling itself ‘hybrid’ publishing). Self-publishing is more like project-managing. You will …
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Welcome to November’s new releases. Today we have 4 books to share with you, congrats to all on your new releases. Loss and Loyalty – Moabites by Christine Dillon Publisher: Links in the Chain Press (Released: 21 October 2025) What makes someone family—blood, love, or something more? Arielle believed she was an Israelite—until her brother …
Last time I wrote an article about the necessity of needing patience when marketing books. If you’re writing a series (which I strongly recommend), then often sales don’t begin to pick up until you reach Book 4. It can be very hard to wait until then. The effectiveness of marketing also diminishes over time as …
Welcome to January’s new releases. Today we have 1 books to share with you. Congratulations Christine on your new release. Bronze and Brokenness by Christine Dillon Publisher: Links in the Chain Press (Release date: December 29, 2024) Master at mending copper. Failure at mending family. Reuel’s family have been traveling coppersmiths for generations, but it’s …
I said to a friend, “I’m going to write some Biblical fiction.”She looked at me. “If you do that, I won’t read them.”I was dumbfounded. This was a close friend who had been tremendously supportive of my contemporary Christian novels.“I don’t want to read anything that leads me away from the Bible,” she added.Therein lies …
… and a bunch of top Australian authors have teamed together to introduce you to some of the best of Aussie fiction. (And one Kiwi—me.) So if you’re looking for something to read this winter/spring, click here to check out Aussie August, featuring: Narelle Atkins Liz Chapman Amanda Deed Christine Dillon Jenny Glazebrook Iola Goulton …
Today for Fiction Friday I’m sharing my book recommendation for Wells and Wanderers, the first standalone novel in Christine Dillon’s Light of Nations Biblical era fiction series. Here’s the Book Description: Sometimes freedom and family are found in unexpected places.Inanna, an Amorite chieftain’s daughter, craves to be free as the eagles that fly above her …
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I’ve heard it said numerous times, “Don’t switch genres. Every time you do it is like starting all over again.” Yet authors still switch genres, myself included. My experience of writing in different genres (non-fiction and contemporary) I started by writing non-fiction and never dreamed that I would write novels. All of my non-fiction was …
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Welcome to February 2024 new releases. Today we have three new release. Congrats. Over the Rainbow by Meredith Resce Publisher: Golden Grain Publishing (Release date: February 21, 2024) What a difference a year makes. Last year, Arianne Rayne was playing college basketball and looking forward to a permanent future with her boyfriend. This year, she …
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The Problem We’ve written a book and for most of us, that is a major, major accomplishment. It might have taken between one and ten years of work and represents much blood, sweat, and angst. But then the book sits there and the world goes on. How does an author get reviews, sales, and opportunities …
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