In Her Own Ink

I’ve been publishing my books on Amazon since 2014. I’ve learned a lot over the years. Now I want to share some of my secrets with you to continue to further your book goals and ensure they become a reality.  We’ll discuss seven tasks to do prior to publishing. If you’ve already published a book, you’ve already got the tools to move onward. However, I’ll provide a bonus tip that you may not have  considered so read our article until the very end. Create a marketing plan. Before your book drops you should already have an agenda on how you will gain exposure around your title. Gather information on yourself and book for journalists, bloggers and podcasters. Put together a media kit. This includes your “short” biography, book summary, excerpt, and more. This information will help others learn more about you and make it easier for them to build an article, promote you and your story and so forth. Don’t overlook this step. Get an editor. I’ve heard from too many individuals the pla...

A lot of people are self-publishing, but many get discouraged. Having a book coach would help control the fears and process of producing a book. Publishing a book demands a lot of steps. Over the years, I've developed a system to publishing. Here are 7 essential elements to self-publishing for the new indie author: Collaborate with a book coach. Develop an outline. Write the rough draft. Get an editor. Design the book cover. Create a marketing plan. Publish the book. Collaborate with a book coach. To control the intimidation of creating a project of this magnitude I worked with a book coach. My book coach helped me publish my first book. Working with a coach enabled me to bypass a lot of mistakes. I was able to complete tasks effectively and faster. We developed my book from A to Z in less than six months. Develop an outline. Every day is a brainstorming session. Therefore, I keep a journal handy at all times to record ideas and incorporate them into the development phases. Creati...

Press Release          For Immediate Release March 11, 2025 In Her Own Ink Shares Brilliant Strategies for Nonfiction Book-Writing by Interviewing Five Authors Atlanta, Georgia- March 11, 2025- Ashley Smith, author of In Her Own Ink, produced a creative paperback wordsmith guide that was self-published on Amazon in January 2025. What distinguishes this writer's workbook from the rest is the author incorporates book-writing tips from five authors. They each share inside secrets on how they combat writer's block, stay motivated and dive into tunnel vision. Moreover, how to edit rough drafts. These are the five authors, Ashley interviewed for this wordsmith guide: 1. Venessa Abram, The Voices Behind Mental Illness (anthology series, 2019) 2. Christina Bruni, Working Assets (2022) 3. Felicia Johnson, Her (2013) 4. Terri Morgan, The Genetic Lottery (2015) 5. Wendy Muhammad, The Mind of an Entrepreneur (2018) Ashley's book goals are plain: keep fellow auth...

The reason I started this blog is because I want to capture my marketing plan progress and share ideas with fellow authors. Yesterday and today, I spent several hours emailing my information to newspaper editors.  While my book was being edited, I developed my author media kit. It consists of a few pages and professional pictures looking over my work as an author. Thus, giving book information on all of my seven reads. This took me a few weeks to create. In addition to the portfolio, I made a separate press release and interview Q&A. I feel good about sharing my author media kit. I haven't had any replies yet. I hope that means I developed enough information that covers potential questions. I'm looking forward to seeing results more so in my sales than the actual screen of published images of myself in the newspapers. Tackling the newspapers is just one part of my marketing plan. I will target blogs for authors, too. Yet, I need to get book reviews. I need to send my book o...