Derek Haines

A Cambridge CELTA English teacher and author with a passion for writing and all forms of publishing. My days are spent writing and blogging, as well as testing and taming new technology.

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Real Self Publishing Success Stories

Real Self-Publishing Success Stories That Will Inspire You

Are there any self-publishing success stories? Finding a publisher is not an easy task these days, even if you think you have written a potential bestseller. After writing, editing, and rewriting, it is frustrating to receive so many negative responses if you try to take the traditional publishing route. Some writers give up on the…

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Making Money from Your Writing

How To Make Money Writing With Self-Publishing And Blogging

Have you thought about extending your self-publishing to make money writing by becoming a self-employed blogger? With all the apps and tools available now for writers to publish their work online, there are many options for earning an income from your writing career. You might think of self-publishing as only publishing ebooks and books on…

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Five Actions To Take If Your Book Is Not Selling

5 Simple Actions You Can Take If Your Book Is Not Selling

Your book is not selling on Amazon! There are millions of Kindle ebooks currently available, and thousands more are published every day. An even larger number of paperback and hardcover books are listed on Amazon. So it’s no wonder your book can get lost in the crowd. Sure, some book promotions can help a little.…

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Amazon Ebook Pricing Strategy

Do You Have An Ebook Pricing Strategy For Amazon Kindle?

Is there an ebook pricing strategy to sell ebooks and get Kindle Unlimited reads? Since Amazon introduced Kindle Unlimited (KU) in 2014, the number of Kindle ebooks available on KU is now around 1.5 million and growing every day. Of these available titles, the vast majority are by self-published authors who have enrolled in Amazon…

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