Build your library and make it pretty.
Writers, I don't know where I read this advice, but I'm passing it along, because I think it's a good one. Plan your library of books. So, you've got one or two out there and of course, there will be more. Don't worry about sales early in your career. One or two books isn't enough bait in the big lake of readers. Build your library. Here's something else, PLAN AHEAD. Get yourself really familiar with your target audience and then figure out a brand. Work with a cover artist NOW and decide, just what common thread you're going to weave on all you covers that a reader is going to recognize as uniquely you. I followed the advice of building a library. I wrote and wrote and wrote... but I didn't pay attention to branding. *sigh* It's never too late, so now I'm going to start. To know what I'm talking about, I'll use Cora Seton for an example. If you check her covers o...