My New Website!

Marketing is a challenge for many writers, me included. Let's face it. We'd rather be creating
than thinking about the business end of things.

But tidying up the business end of things is one of my goals for 2026. I've already started a newsletter that has been gaining readers with every book signing that I have. I am trying to keep it short and sweet, but I enjoy letting my readers know background about me, my publishing team, and my stories.

I've ordered business cards, which should be arriving any day.

Now, I'm proud to say, my website has launched! There are four pages: the home page, a page about me with only slightly embarrassing photos, a page revealing the background to each of my books, and then an interactive page. The last, titled "Curious Minds Want to Know More," is the one that, to me, is really exciting. Here's how it works:

Say you read Relic. You can go to the Relic page and there you will find interactive links to topics relevant to the story. You can learn more about depression glass, the little village that was the inspiration for the story, the suffragette movement, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 

There are interactive links for literature extensions for each of my books. I hope you have a fun time exploring. Go to https://sites.google.com/view/robertaworthington to check it out!

Happy Indie Author Day

Seems it is Indie Author Day across the nation! The Buffalo and Erie County Library held their 8th annual Indie Author Day today with a fabulously informative morning conference.

Six speakers talked about everything from writing to publishing to marketing. I've attended four of these mini conferences, but this one was fantastic. I can usually walk away with a few nuggets of information, but my notebook is filled with tips and websites.

One great piece of publishing advice from author Lisa Fellinger: "Consider your own skills and decide where you need professional help. Be honest about your abilities."

Annette Daniels Taylor, author of the Marvelous Marvella series, spoke about the different types of publishing. She gave information about educational publishers, which I was not familiar with. In the end, when choosing the type of publishing you want to pursue, "It all depends on your personal goals, your budget and how much time you want to invest," she said.

The day ended with a three-author panel Q&A, who addressed issues from finding free publicity, to networking, to happy moments and disappointments in their own writing and publishing journeys.

Kudos to everyone involved in bringing us Indie Authors a very informative morning! There's always only one problem with these events: they leave with lists of things I need to do to improve my game! Can't wait until next year! (I have so much work to do before then;)