Posts Tagged ‘author’
How To Get Your Book Reviewed Now by @sugarbeatbc
“How do I get book reviews?” The never ending question of how authors get reviews for their books seems to dominate author Facebook groups and other author forums. It seems to be the topic of tweets, Facebook posts, and in fact, I suspect, consumes the valuable writing time of many authors. Experts disagree on the…
Read MoreThis is the Reason Plagiarizing Others Is a Total Jerk Move by @VennieKocsis
guest post by Vennie Kocsis “If you read it on the internet it must be true.” Abraham Lincoln (original quote author unknown) When the internet first came out with blogging capabilities, many of us writers were using a blogging platform called LiveJournal. I still have mine, but the majority of the posts have been turned…
Read MoreWant to Know How I Got Published? The Punk Way by @cdetler
When I was in college, I had the coolest professor ever. She taught history and politics through early hip-hop culture, where the human beat-box and the flattened breakdance cardboard were tools of the revolution. She taught philosophy through a book—a zine, practically—called Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing. That book introduced me to DIY as…
Read MoreHomophones: What they are and How to Identify Them, Part I by @GrammarGEditing
Homophones: What they are and How to Identify Them, Part I By Wendy C Garfinkle (Grammar Goddess Editing) Many words in the English language look or sound alike but have very different meanings. Examples include aisle and isle, aloud and allowed. It’s easy to confuse them, and things like spellcheck won’t catch the error;…
Read MoreThe 4 Most Effective Book Marketing Strategies That Work
Updated 2/10/2020 Must I Market? I’m asked this a lot and I’m constantly amazed by the sheer number of writers who are about to release their first book, or have already released their first book, and have zero marketing in place. Nothing, nada, oftentimes less than zero. They remind me of the college kid who…
Read MoreHow to Use Social Media Management Tools to Promote Your Book with guest @LilachBullock
Promotion, as an author, is a lot of hard work. Particularly as an indie writer, it can be very difficult to stand out on social media and grab potential readers’ attention. But, if you have a good tool to help you manage your social media, you can not only save a lot of valuable time…
Read MoreHow To Best Optimize Your Blog Posts for SEO
When I talk with authors about optimizing their blog posts for SEO (Search Engine Optimization), most look at me as though I’m speaking in tongues. And maybe I am: SEO is a different language when you think about it. Authors aren’t socialized to learn this stuff. It’s only through understanding the importance of book marketing,…
Read MoreThis is Why I Love Working with Indie Authors by @EvatopiaLit
I have to admit…years ago I was a publishing snob. I had worked as an editor and publicist for authors who were published by the big houses: St. Martin’s Press, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster, just to name a few. The idea of self-publishing was still a no-no, but then I took the leap to…
Read MoreThis is How I Tackled Amazon’s Top Reviewer List by guest Rachel Straub @WtTrainWOInjury
What you are about to read is not for the faint of heart. It requires endless hours of work (and is not easy). You will get frustrated. You will want to quit. But, if you want honest book reviews from the most respected people on Amazon (and are willing to put in the hours), then…
Read MoreDifference Between BetaReaders and ARC Readers: What You Need To Know by @MelissaFlicks
Please welcome Melissa Flicks, my cohost for #BookMarketingChat, author assistant extraordinaire, and general whirlwind. Melissa explains the difference between betareaders and ARC readers, and why it’s important writers know the difference. During our latest #BookMarketingChat, we briefly touched on the topic of betareaders and ARC readers. Since we didn’t have time to discuss them in detail…
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