Author Archives: fmoebius

About fmoebius

I'm a writer and coach. I love helping writers be more creative, more productive and more profitable. With EFT, life gets easier. Blocks can fall away. Limiting beliefs just shift. You can build your dream life. Let me help you do this.

Author Superpowers: Entertaining

Posted on 11. April 2019 by fmoebius

Duh. Of course do authors entertain. That’s almost too dumb to write out. But is it? All of us need to step away from reality at times. We want to escape from daily pressures, stress, or even just from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindset, story telling | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Author Central – Author Rank and Personal Growth

Posted on 14. March 2019 by fmoebius

The next menu point in Author Central (link) is the Sales Info. Below that, you’ll find NPD Book Scan Sales Rank Author Rank Now, before I explain in detail what that means and how seriously you should take it, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindset, Resources | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Author Central and Imposter Syndrome

Posted on 7. March 2019 by fmoebius

Author Central is an interface you can access and set up on Amazon once you have published your first book through KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). There are plenty of reasons why you should do that. You’ll get your own Author … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindset, Resources | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Tapping and Setting Up that First Amazon Ad

Posted on 28. February 2019 by fmoebius

Yesterday, I set up my first two Amazon ads ever. It was surprisingly easy, once I got the advertising interface to work – it was an Amazon glitch, so I don’t expect you to run into that problem. I followed … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Amazon Ads – My Keywords

Posted on 21. February 2019 by fmoebius

Today, I’m documenting my keywords for my first Amazon Ad, for my book “Dragon Prey” (Hannah Steenbock is my pen name.) Gathering them was quite a chore, because I was a bit picky. You see, keywords are supposed to drive … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Leave a comment

What are Also-Boughts, and why do you need them for Amazon Ads?

Posted on 14. February 2019 by fmoebius

Also-boughts are the recommendations Amazon gives you when browsing (almost) any product. They are generated from their sales database and try to match your preferences. The full text is basically: Customers who bought this (whatever you’re looking at) also bought … Continue reading →

Posted in writing craft | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Tackling Amazon Ads

Posted on 7. February 2019 by fmoebius

Amazon Ads… My writing self has walked around those for a year or more. Now it is time to actually get into the game, to become visible, and that’s difficult on two levels. One level is craft, and I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindset, writing craft | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Power of Styles

Posted on 31. January 2019 by fmoebius

Today, I’m going to wind up the series on creating a Clean Manuscript with some words about Styles. You may have heard about them. If you’re like me, you have ignored them for way too long. Styles tie in your … Continue reading →

Posted in writing craft | Leave a comment

The Pitfalls of Quotation Marks in Creating a Clean Manuscript

Posted on 24. January 2019 by fmoebius

If you’re even a bit like me, you like straight quotation marks. I actually loathed the curly ones, and set my word processor to use straight ones. And it felt really good to have those clean characters in my manuscript. … Continue reading →

Posted in writing craft | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

How to Indent and Add a Page Break for a Clean Manuscript

Posted on 17. January 2019 by fmoebius

Last week, I talked about the importance of a clean manuscript, and why it’s a business asset. Today, I’m sharing the first hands-on video of three. I’ll show you how to use the paragraph settings of your word processing program, … Continue reading →

Posted in writing craft | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment