By Rachel Thompson | Blog
Three Reasons Why Branding Shouldn’t Make You Lose Your Sh*t If you’re like me you were probably resistant to the idea of “building your brand.” A lot of writers are – no judgment here. In fact, tell me if any of this sounds familiar: “I don’t want to become fake to my readers.” “I […]
By Rachel Thompson | Author Marketing
Being a published author means stepping into the world of marketing, specifically, online social media marketing. Yes, there abound opportunities for in-person marketing – book launches, author readings, book fairs, author/reader mingling events…and the list goes on. But most of us cannot afford the money or time needed to attend most of the in-person author […]
By Rachel Thompson | Author Marketing
Please welcome my guest, Gravity Imprint author Lisa Douthit, who wrote Amazon’s #1 bestselling book, Wellness Warrior – Fighting for Life in Fabulous Shoes, is a cancer survivor and Integrative Health Consultant who is passionate about healing from all perspectives. Writing is an art form. So is book marketing. I’m no expert at either. I’m an Integrative Health […]
By Rachel Thompson | Author Marketing
Updated September 2019Where can I find readers? someone asks me at least once daily.Who is your demographic? Most authors have no idea.How do I connect with them? What’s the best channel?Is Social Media just for teens?It’s not a mystery, but it does take some research, effort, and digging to answer these questions. And no, social is […]
By Rachel Thompson | Blog
Please welcome guest Kelly Wilson, author of Caskets From Costco, an amazing memoir published by the Gravity Imprint I direct for Booktrope Publishing. Kelly is an abuse survivor, mom, and gifted comic. Learn more about Caskets From Costco and about Kelly below. To say that my writing life was disorganized would be the grossest understatement […]
By Rachel Thompson | Blog
Whew, we made it — completed almost the first week of the Free 30-day Book Marketing Challenge! Are you still with me? If you haven’t joined us yet, here are the reasons why you need to: We’ve covered quite a lot! tons of Twitter tips, targeting readers, optimizing your bios, pinning, verbing engagement vs quantity […]
By Rachel Thompson | Book Marketing
Today’s book marketing newsletter tip went out to your inboxes already — did you get it? Today’s FREE BadRedHead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge newsletter tip is about Twitter — have you checked it? (The newsletters come in your email. If you don’t see it, check your spam folder.) REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. BOOK WILL […]
By Rachel Thompson | Author Marketing
How Do I Market My Book, Anyway? You’re still confused about how to market your books, your blog, or your business. You’re busy with your day job, family, and writing. You’re tired, overwhelmed, and want someone to do it all (whatever ‘all’ means) for you, but you can’t afford it. Sound familiar? It should, because […]
By Rachel Thompson | Blog
In case you missed my last few posts on book marketing, I’ve collected them for you here. NOW is a great time to get your act together for the holidays, the week after, and the first few weeks of January, when people have gift cards, new Kindles and iPads, eReaders of all kinds, and time […]
By Barb Drozdowich | Blog
So…you have a blog! Cool! Welcome to the blogosphere! What platform is it built on? Is it WordPress? Is it Blogger? Is it something else? Today we are going to talk about 3 easy steps involved in the Care and Feeding of your new blog…or your old blog if you’ve been blogging for a while. […]