Posts Tagged ‘author promotion’
How to Promote Your Books Right Now
Now is a weird time to promote your work as a creative person. Unless you’re wealthy and don’t need to worry about how to make a living, or you have a gig that’s unaffected by COVID-19, we still have stuff to sell. As authors, that means we still need to sell our books because we…
Read MoreWriters: Did You Win? Find Out Now! #NaNoProMo Week Four
Writers, Did You Win? This is it, writer friends. The end of the #NaNoProMo trail. The final winners. I hope you’ve learned as much as I have this month from my incredible guests! I’m so grateful for their generosity in giving up their time and expertise to all of you. Before I go sleep for…
Read MoreHow to Pick a Bestselling Title by Guest @BarbaraDelinsky
Your novel is done and you’re ready to start hyping characters and plot on social media, which is the current marketing tool of choice, right? Only in part. Social media is important. Same with building hype with blog endorsements. Before you get to those, though, you need a good title. Studies suggest that the average…
Read MoreHow To Reach Readers Better by Diversifying By Guest @GeniusLink
As my mom always told me, “When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.” By Shannon McGuire, COO & Co-Founder of Geniuslink. We all have our preferences, both in real life and with reading. I refuse to order toilet paper from Amazon. And, while I want to be a Kindle gal,…
Read MoreHow To Win At The Game Of Book Marketing by guest @Charli_Mills
My suitcase on wheels clacked behind me as I followed my boss’s determined strides. Like most business trips with her, we traveled frugal and opted to walk to our hotel from the airport. She opted. In fact, this trip was all about her wanting to leave a legacy for her thirty-plus years as general manager…
Read MoreValuable Lessons in Book Marketing an Author Needs to Know by guest @BarbaraDelinsky
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…
Read MoreHere are the Winners for #NaNoProMo Week One!
We’ve had quite the first #NaNoProMo Week so far, haven’t we? Amazing tips and giveaways from top book marketing experts. Let’s do a quick recap. Day 1: Who is the Reader You Save Every Night by guest @EAWwrites Elizabeth Ann discussed reader avatars (reader profiles) and how creating and using them can help you create promotional…
Read MoreLearn More on Focusing Your Promotional Efforts with the Four Quadrant Method by guest @PaulineWiles
There is so much information available on tactics which authors can use to promote their books – including all the great advice here during #NaNoProMo – it’s easy to get overwhelmed. This can lead to you spreading your efforts too thinly and not being effective in any of your methods. Or, even worse, you’ll slump…
Read MoreWho is the Reader You Save Every Night by guest @EAWwrites
Write to market. I don’t think any of us have stepped a toe in an author community without that phrase du jour blasted as the secret to success. I define success a little differently than six-figures a year, by the way. To me, the secret of success is publishing profitably year after year. That’s a…
Read MoreSeven Reasons You Need To Hire an Author Assistant Right Now by guest @TheRuralVA
Please welcome my fabulous author assistant, Emilie Rabitoy, aka TheRuralVA. I decided to hire an author assistant a few years ago when the reality of writing books, marketing my work, being a single mom, and running my business became overwhelming. I drove myself crazy and couldn’t accomplish any of my goals. A female mentor sat…
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