Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are currently reevaluating our offerings and services to better focus on our core products: editing, formatting, author website hosting. Author Patron has been closed effectively immediately. Thank you.
Apr 14, 2020 | Hosting & Services
Having an editor review your manuscript prior to publication (or even submission) is vital. A second pair of eyes catches what you may have missed, and having someone read the story who doesn’t live in your mind helps to catch things that may not be fully...
Mar 24, 2020 | Hosting & Services
It’s more important than ever to bring eyes to your books. And having an eye-catching cover sometimes isn’t enough. It’s also helpful to have graphics with sale information, catchy quotes or snippets of dialogue on them to help entice readers to...
Mar 19, 2020 | Hosting & Services
Perhaps you format your own books, and yet, you find that when you go to upload to promotional services such as BookSprout or StoryOrigin, the file sizes exceed limits. They mention to use Calibre to reduce file size (and I have a class on how to reduce your file...
Mar 18, 2020 | Hosting & Services
As I’m adding and updating my services, I thought I’d take a few blog posts and talk about the work I do here at My Author Home. Up first, one of the most important jobs for self-published authors– book formatting. Check out our book formatting...
Feb 5, 2020 | Writing Tips & Advice
One of the questions that so many authors ask is how do you get it all done? The answer is to create a plan. And then, don’t leave the plan somewhere–work it. So what sorts of things should you plan? Daily writing goals Social media postings Time to be...
Jan 7, 2020 | Author Website Tips & Advice
Upgrades to software are hard. Super tough. I know this from both the tech support and the user experience side. When we rely on the software for our livelihoods, it can be even tougher. So when the block editing style released with WordPress 5, I immediately...
Dec 30, 2019 | Academy, fantasy, YA
This installment in the series does far more to progress the characters of Ylva and her friends then previous ones have. The emotional bonds get deeper, just as the twists get darker. Their time trapped in the bunker changed them, and Ylva still feels on the outside....
Dec 28, 2019 | Academy, Book Reviews, paranormal, YA
When the story opens Ylva and her classmates have committed the unthinkable and in an attempt to rectify the situation, they find themselves in even more danger and where secrets can easily be revealed. Not only is Ylva trapped with her roommate, but the popular girl...