Jo Michaels Blog

Happy Thursday, everyone! Well, what an interesting month it's been, eh? Let's get to the publishing news, just in case you haven...

Happy Friday, good people of the blogosphere! Today, I'm calling out some folks for some crazy stuff that happened back in October. If y...

Happy Friday, good people of the blogosphere! You all know I talk about your search rankings and Google returns a lot here on the blog. Well...

Good Wednesday, people of the blogosphere! I'm revisiting an old favorite of mine: character creation. So, sit back and buckle up, grab ...

Okay, folks, in celebration of my books publishing, I'd like to invite you all to a party! It's a party online that will take plac...

We write like we eat: plan the book (idea), write an outline, write chapter-by-chapter, plan the meal, cook the meal, eat the meal bite-by-b...

I have announced the release of my book, The Indie Author's Guide to: Building a Great Book and I'm sitting on pins and needles hop...

Today's post is brought to you by the letter F . F is one of those letters that dwells at the beginning of some of the most vulgar and s...

Yesterday I wrote almost five thousand words. Drivel, unimaginative, lonely words. Why? Because I'm writing a non-fiction book. It's...

Today, I am chained to my desk. Tonight, I am chained to my desk. I will prepare my non-fiction book for publication and write one volume of...

Today, I bring you author Crystal Lee; the lady behind Canopy . Author of historical fiction, romance, and her science fiction series, ...

Today's prompt from the Author Blog Challenge: If your goal is to sell books, you must view your book as a business. In what ways do y...

I'm loving the imagination prompts in the 28 Day Author Blog Challenge! For today: If a Hollywood agent were to come knocking on your ...

Another prompt from the 28 Day Author Blog Challenge: Describe your first book signing - real or imagined. Oh, this is gonna be fun!...

Only a few days left in the Author Blog Challenge. So sad :( On to today's prompt: What is the single best piece of advice you’ve ever...

Social media prompt from the 28 Day Author Blog Challenge :   How are you using social media to promote your book? What aspect of social m...

The 28 Day Author Blog Challenge prompt for today is:   What are the three most important things you are doing to grow your platform? F...

And on to yet another post for the 28 day Author Blog Challenge ... Who did/could you ask to write a blurb for your book? Why that person...

On to yet another day in the Author Blog Challenge . If you haven't signed up yet, feel free. The link is on the right. And the prompt t...

On to the next prompt in the Author Blog Challenge...   Find someone you know, either online or in the real world, who is a true bibliophi...