I’ve tried a variety of resources over my years of publishing. The products and services listed here are ones that I have used and would recommend to other authors. Unless noted, I do not have a partnership with any of these.

I’ll try to keep this list up to date.

Covers

Miblart — miblart.com

David Leahey — Reedsy.com

BookCoverZone — Bookcoverzone.com

James — GoOnWrite.com

Stock Art

*Shutterstock — Shutterstock

*Most of the art on my website and in my ads is from the talented Tithi Luadthong

Keywords & Metadata

Publisher Rocket — PublisherRocket.com

Author Groups

Maryland Writers Association — MarylandWriters.org

Alliance of Independent Authors — AllianceIndependentAuthors.org

Author Facebook Groups

20booksto50k — publishing advice

Author Unleashed — advertising advice

Books on Writing & Publishing

Most of these authors have multiple “how-to” books out.

“Writing into the Dark” by Dean Wesley Smith

“The Anatomy of Genres” by John Truby

“Successful Self Publishing” by Joanna Penn

“Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit” By Steven Pressfield

“Amazon Ads Unleashed” by Robert Ryan

“Self-Editing for Fiction Writers” by Renni Browne & Dave King

“An Author’s Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores” by Mark Leslie Lefebvre

“Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction” by Douglas Smith