When it comes to cover art, there a many opinions. Truthfully, I can only speak for my own work, but there are actually studies which show the success of different art aspects. Within various genres, you will see that certain things will get you more eyes on your book. What works best for you and Read More
Author: Angela Kay Austin
Live Free #Podcast Available on #Alexa!
#Podcast lovers, Live Free is now available on #Alexa! I can hear it now! Can you? Well, ask #Alexa to turn it up. (I crack myself up!!)
#Librarians and #IndieAuthors Part 2 #LiveFree
If you watched part one of this two-part series, you don’t want to miss part two. Do you? Hop over to my #YouTube channel to find out the answer to Jae’s question. What would stop a librarian from considering buying in a book to their library? Aren’t you curious? I know I am.
#Librarians and #IndieAuthors Part 1 #LiveFree
As an #IndieAuthor understanding the importance of reaching readers isn’t lost on any of us; however, what does that really mean? How do we design a distribution plan that accounts for all outlets? What are the outlets? For more than twenty years, I’ve worked in marketing. Digging into the world of book distribution was a Read More
Black, Gay and Writing Romance #LiveFree
What is it like for a young, gay Black man in the world of #Romance? When most of us think of #diversity what does that look like for us? Race? Country? Gender? As we all grow as humans, do we begin to look at each other more and more for as unique individuals. Do we Read More
The Importance of #Selfcare. #MentalHealthMatters #LiveFree
We’re all living busy lives. If we ever stopped to take a look at the calendar, we’d all probably wonder how we do it. I bet that if anyone asked, we all probably say similar things. “If I don’t do it, who will?” or “I have the time.” or “Why not?” or “I like staying busy.” Read More
#LiveFree with Angela Griffin #ProjectHeaven #Perseverance
New Year, New You and all of that right. How many posts have I done like that. Too many. And how do you feel, if you have a list of twenty things and only accomplish one or two? I stopped making lists a long time ago, but the value of not giving up or the Read More
#LiveFree with #AngelaKayAustin and #LauraTJohnson #DomesticViolence Survivor
Many of you know my friend Laura T. Johnson. She’s a survivor of domestic violence and author. In my opinion, her books capture the anguish of a woman who finds herself trapped in a relationship that although once as loving twisted into something different. Her books make me cry, and they make me angry. I Read More
#LiveFree with #AngelaKayAustin @ Black Author Christmas Expo 2019
TN Representative G.A. Hardaway and USA Today Bestselling Author Latrivia Welch held the first annual Black Author Christmas Expo. It was an great opportunity for local authors to gather and discuss their individual paths/reasons for publishing. We also talked about why we’re self-published vs traditional publishing houses. Every author has their own story to tell, Read More
#LiveFree with #AngelaKayAustin and #Kassanna discuss diversity in #writing
If you’ve been paying attention to anything in the world of writing or Romance, you’ve heard about the concerns around diversity in writing. Join me and my friend Kassanna as we discuss this and more. To listen to this podcast and others, click here, or visit your favorite podcast store! Don’t forget to follow Kassanna Read More
