Getting your voice heard above the social media clamor can be challenging. I have launched three books over the last few years and I am always looking for creative ways to market. As well as all the obvious ones, social media, ads, and building an email list, I have found podcasting to be very effective. […]

When I started writing fiction I had no idea it would turn into a book series. I just wrote a story that compelled me to do my best and as it turned out, it was significantly longer than one book. It has been twelve years since I began my journey as an author and last […]

To blog or not to blog—that is often the question. I mean…isn’t blogging dead? We have Instastories, for heaven’s sake! I really do get it. Blogging has changed a lot in the past twenty or so years when it emerged from the womb of Livejournal and similar sites. But I think the question we should […]

Since I’m a science grad and my major was Genetics, you gotta know I LOVE blog stats. I don’t ‘think’ things happen on my blogs – I ‘know’ they happen. The reason I know that things happen is that I pay attention to the stats on my blogs. On blogs or websites, we use different […]

It’s hard to believe we’ve already wrapped up Week Two of #NaNoProMo! So many amazing guests and generous giveaways –so let’s recap who we featured this week and the winners! Day 7: Thirteen Myths About Social Media for Writers Busted by guest @CaballoFrances Social media expert Frances Caballo shares 13 social media myths: As I […]

Authors want book reviews. Positive reviews on sites like Amazon provide social proof and help potential buyers decide whether or not this is a book they want to read. Reviews and features on book blogs help spread the word about your book. Reviews are also a subtle form of self-promotion: tweeting “check out this great […]

I’m really excited to have AJ Wilcox of B2Linked.com with us today. AJ is the go-to guy to learn all about LinkedIn and how to use it as a lead-generation tool for anyone. I reached out to find out more about how authors can use it. LinkedIn is a channel most authors either don’t use or think […]

Book club marketing can yield lots of new readers for your book. All authors should consider the benefit of including questions within their book or on their website. Beyond that, various strategies can be employed to connect with book clubs. To help with that process, I’ve written a free 22-page booklet, An Author’s Guide to […]

Rachel thank you so much for inviting me to share on your blog for #NANOPROMO. Today I’d like to talk about something near and dear to my heart: Book Covers. I run Blondie’s Custom Book Covers, a unique book cover design service focusing on custom stock and original photography for book covers. I’m also an […]

I’ve been in publishing a long time – which doesn’t make me an expert, simply says I’ve tried lots of things. Some worked; some didn’t. Here’s a rundown. I began as one of many women writing genre fiction, and given that the publishers in that field did zero publicity, the buzz at conferences was, “Yes […]