Bestselling Author Shares Secrets to Her Success

As the number of

self-published books produced annually in the United States continues to

explode, New York Times

bestselling author Marie Force will host a two-day Independent Author Symposium

for authors on November 1-2, 2013, during which she will share insights that

have helped her to sell more than one-million self-published e-books. Force is

among the industry’s leading “hybrid” authors, finding success with both

traditional and self-publishing.

Blogger and author

Penny Watson, who has been both traditionally and self-published in romantic

fiction and children’s fiction, will be joining Force in leading several of the

educational sessions. Watson frequently tours New England giving workshops on

social media etiquette, promotion and blogging/book reviewing. 

“The idea for the

symposium sprang from a demand by independent authors, many of whom frequently

contact me seeking advice on self-publishing,” said Marie Force. “We’ve

designed the symposium to provide authors with specific information on how to

be successful in publishing, marketing and selling books on their own, giving

them the opportunity to take control of their writing careers. I believe the

opportunities for authors in the digital age are endless, and I’m looking

forward to sharing some of what I’ve learned at the symposium.” 

Topics that Force and

Watson will address during the symposium include:

•    

A checklist for success as a publisher

and business owner

•    

Formatting e-books that are error free,

high quality and professional

•    

Cover design and how it can make or break

sales

•    

Distributing print and e-books to online

retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and Kobo

•    

Understanding pricing and royalties

•    

Managing multiple titles, series and

genres 

More information and

registration details for the seminar can be found at

http://e-bookformattingfairies.blogspot.com/p/independent-author-symposium.html 

Force is the New

York Times, USA Today and Wall Street

Journal bestselling author of more than 25 contemporary

romances, 17 of them self-published. Waiting for

Love, Book 8 in her self-published McCarthy’s of Gansett Island

Series was the first of her books to hit New York Times

bestseller list in March 2013. Since then she has appeared on the New

York Times and other bestseller lists with three other

books in 2013, most recently with Time for Love,

Book 9 in the McCarthy’s series released in July 2013. The McCarthy Series

alone has sold close to 1 million e-books since its April 2011 debut. 

Force has drawn

inspiration for two of her series from her home state of Rhode Island – the

McCarthys of Gansett Island and the Treading Water Series. Force also authors

the New York Times bestselling Fatal

Series, which is set in Washington, D.C. and published by Harlequin, as well as

seven stand-alone books. On February 4, 2014 Berkley Publishing will release All

You Need Is Love, Book 1 in Marie’s new Green Mountain Series,

set in Vermont. Book 2, I Want to Hold Your Hand,

will be out in June 2014, and Marie just agreed to a significant deal for three

more books in the series.