Divya Reddy Meda published her first book “Art Eloquence” – A collection of sketches with Prowess Publishing in January 2019. We are excited to associate with her in this unique project and help her reach her goals. In this interview, Divya explains what inspired her to self-publish her book and begin her author career.   How are you feeling after publishing your first book? Pretty excited! I never thought I will have a book of my own. So this is very special to me. When the … Read more

Publishing a book brings together an emotion of satisfaction, a sense of achievement and a pinch of confusion. You want to know the royalty on every book sold and more specifically the exact amount you will earn. But the information you have isn’t satisfying your curiosity. Additionally, you need more information to understand the cost to find out your profit when a book gets sold. Prowess Publishing follows an author-centric book publishing model, and we address authors’ doubts with … Read more

Just like a book, a blog too needs to be well-crafted and targeted to its audience to get readers. To become a popular blogger you will need more than just good content. If you have dreamt of thousands of visitors on your blog from day one, it's time to wake up. Becoming a popular blogger requires perseverance, hard work, and innovative content regularly for years unless you are a well-known personality. So, how do you establish yourself as a blogger or popular blogger to be precise? Well, … Read more

Now that you have decided to start a blog, one of the questions that can trouble you is "What should I blog about?" Well, it depends on your genre. Popular author bloggers like Preeti Shenoy or Seth Godin are focused on their topics and appeal to a targeted audience. You need to think through the ideas, the themes, and writing style of the blogs as it would be an extension of the author brand. Clarity on the intention of the blog will help you add your perspective to the article. Non-fiction … Read more

Marketing of your book begins long before you start writing your manuscript. A popular blog can prepare a potential reader base of your book before your book even hits the stores. You might argue if my book is well written, why do I need to start a blog? Well, you definitely want your book to be read by as many people as possible, but you prefer limiting your marketing strategies to word of mouth. In short, you want to avoid proactive efforts to reach your audiences and let the book do the … Read more

A marketing plan for your book is a tool to help you reach potential readers, and it begins well before you pen down the first word in your manuscript. You might have a story close to your heart, but you won't be happy if your reader’s list ends with a group of friends and relatives. The reviews you receive would also be biased since your closest peers would be hesitant to criticize. At the same time, nothing would make you happier than an honest review from a genuinely interested reader in … Read more

You wrote a terrific book and received excellent reviews from friends, fellow writers, and critics as well. Yet, sales are below expectations. So what went wrong? Disappointing sales figures for your book could arouse self-doubt and spoil your plans if you had high earning expectations. Your creative mind might start thinking of writing something better next time, which will take care of sales automatically. A good idea, but if you do not make any extra effort to increase book sales, you … Read more