Writers' Resources: Free Music for your Book Trailer

Writers' Resources: Free Music for your Book Trailer:

Free instrumental compositions for authors to use in promotional materials and/or multimedia content.

Self-Publishing Blog: Your Writer Platform

Self-Publishing Blog: Your Writer Platform:

How to Build Your Following before the Book Deal offers an extensive collection of articles on author promotion and platform building.

Self-Publishing Blog: ThrillWriting

Self-Publishing Blog: ThrillWriting:

Fiona Quinn’s web site on writing thrillers includes several articles on describing weapons and poisons effectively. Also included is a section on correctly capturing the psychology of characters in tense and dangerous situations.

Self-Publishing Blog: The Science of Story

Self-Publishing Blog: The Science of Story:
How to Make Stories that Grip and Engage is written by a professional story consultant. The blog features numerous tips on the fine details of crafting a compelling tale.

Self-Publishing Blog: Self-Published Authors Helping Other Authors

Self-Publishing Blog: Self-Published Authors Helping Other Authors:

The name says it all! This site offers “Advice on Writing, Publishing, and Book Promotion.”

Self-Publishing Blog: Writing Fiction

Self-Publishing Blog: Writing Fiction

Largely focused on speculative fiction authors and their work, Discussion on Writing and Publishing Novels and Short Fiction also tackles topics like social media marketing and the fall of the traditional publishing industry.

Self-Publishing Blog: Self-Publishing Success Stories

Self-Publishing Blog: Self-Publishing Success Stories

While no longer being updated, Self-Publishing Success Stories' final post contains a list of self-published authors who have sold more than 50,000 e-books. Previous posts consist of profiles of and interviews with successful authors who offer an honest look at their financials.