Opyrus Blog for Authors and Writers

Published On Sep 27, 2014

5 Tips to Hit a Bullseye on Your Cover: Your Book's First Impression

You can't judge a book by its cover. Well, yeah, you can, and millions of readers do it every day online or in the bookstore when deciding what new books to buy. You can write the best new novel of the decade, but if it doesn't look attractive...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

5 Capabilities Your Author Website Can't Do Without

Your author website is your base of marketing operations. You may decide to use Twitter over Facebook, love Pinterest and dislike Instagram, but every serious author needs a website to keep in contact with their fans and prospective readers. Do a...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

3 Great Ideas to Make Your Back Matter Work for You!

Almost every single reader looks for it, but many writers don't even bother to include it. It's the back matter, and it can be one of your most powerful marketing tools. Those random-looking pages that come after the end of the book can help to...

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Published On Sep 27, 2014

10 Quick Ways to a Become Famous in Your Genre: Author Discipline

Readers are creatures of habit. They'll pick up a Stephen King or John Grisham book and buy it, just because they've read and liked earlier books by the same author. They're a known entity; King with his horror and Grisham with lawyer thrillers. In...

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