Posts Tagged ‘Rachel Thompson’
Homophones: 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 MoreDo You Need To Blog? What Authors Need to Know Now
If you are an author, you should be blogging. Plain and simple. Why? Blogging increases visibility, creates connections with readers, builds relationships on of social media, boosts SEO, and helps to promote your book(s) without having to resort to “Buy my book” spam. During our most recent #BookMarketingChat on Twitter (join us any Wednesday, 6pm…
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 Will an Author Platform Make You a More Successful Author?
*Updated 2019* (This post is for those in need of understanding book marketing. We’re not here to discuss the craft and art of writing, which is another subject entirely, and something, I would hope, each author has spent many hours on already.) Every day I hear prickly, sometimes even angry authors, discussing the evils of…
Read MoreThis is the Reason you Need Writing Goals and How to Implement Them
“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” ~ Michelangelo Most writers (myself included) find it difficult to stick to any kind of a writing plan, especially as the year goes by. Well, let’s make a…
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 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…
Read MoreThis Is The Reason Your Author Platform Impacts Book Sales
How much impact does your author platform have on book sales? People ask me this all the time — they want hard numbers. Author: If I tweet about this or that for three months, if I post on my Facebook page about my book or share a few reviews, if I share a recipe board…
Read MoreWhat is a Media Kit and Why You Need One by @MFlicksAuthors
Whether you are a multi-published author or in the process of penning your first novel, [share ]an author media kit is an essential time-saving tool.[/share] Also known as a “press kit,” a media kit is a collection of information pertaining to you, the author, and your book(s). Why do you need a media kit? Your…
Read MoreDon’t Make These 5 mistakes When Querying Agents and Publishers w/ @EvatopiaLit
Please welcome guest author, Margery Walshaw, founder of Evatopia, Inc., a multi-media company with divisions supporting literary management, publishing, and marketing. Clients range from individuals to major publishing firms. As Principal of Evatopia, Margery has served as an editor and publicist to novelists who are published by Berkley, Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, and Scholastic.…
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