self publishing Who are you writing for? 11 Feb 202030 Oct 2020 Last month I discussed the ideas of writing the story you want to write versus writing to the market. I argued that writing to the market discourages diversity because, by…
self publishing The Market or the Story 13 Jan 20203 Sep 2019 “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” - Toni Morrison Toni Morrison past away last year when…
self publishing Livestream Events to Promote Your Book 10 Dec 20192 Sep 2019 If you've met me before you know I love to talk. I love it so much that I joined Toastmasters at the same time I started writing. I didn't join…
self publishing Going Wide or Only Publishing on Amazon 12 Nov 20192 Sep 2019 For those of us who chose self-publishing, we get to have complete control over the decisions about publishing our books. Some are fun, some are boring, and others are a…
self publishing The Non-Supportive Friends 10 Sep 20192 Sep 2019 Writer: Someone who writes. Author: Someone who shares the writing with others. Published Author: Someone who shares the writing with people they don't know. These are important distinctions for me…
self publishing The Weird World of Book Reviews 13 Aug 201925 May 2019 I’ve thought a lot about this post. As I shift away from being a reader and change into a reader-author, my love-hate relationship with book reviews has become challenging. This…
News… WISH I COULD LOVE YOU: AN HONEST ROMANCE 7 Aug 20194 Jul 2019 In Wish I Could Love You, Matthew H. Jones includes the short story An Honest Romance in the hopes of making you laugh. He wrote the story after listening to…
self publishing WISH I COULD LOVE YOU: A NIHILISTIC STORY ABOUT EVA 24 Jul 20194 Jul 2019 As one could imagine, A Nihilistic Story About Eva isn’t a happy story. It’s as happy as famine in Africa. In fact, it started to get sad and then, I…
News… Matty Books Good: On Honesty 10 Jul 20194 Jul 2019 The third book in the Matty Books Good Series is available for purchase on Kindle. In this edition, author Matthew H. Jones details his real-life experience of being…
self publishing The Limitations of being a Local Author 9 Jul 201918 May 2019 It’s been over two years since I began promoting my first book, Modern Persuasion. In that time I’ve learned a lot about marketing and promotion. I’ve learned I need to…