Posts Tagged ‘Writer’
This 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 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.…
Read MoreIs Your Use of Social Media Marketing Efficient? by @wendygarfinkle
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…
Read MoreHow You Are Getting In Your Own Way Every Day and How To Stop Now
While I primarily write for authors, this article can really apply to anyone, because I see this daily from people and sometimes, if I’m truly honest with myself, I have to kick my own ass. We all have opportunities daily to achieve some kind of goals, whether it’s running that extra mile, eating less, writing…
Read MoreThis is How You Find Your Readers
Where can I find readers? someone asks me at least once daily. Who is your demographic? Most authors have no idea (I didn’t know either when I first started). 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,…
Read MoreHow to Fix Your Disorganized Writing Life by @KW_Writes
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…
Read MoreThis is Why Your Books Aren’t Selling: 4 Ways To Improve Now
*updated 2017 Your Books Aren’t Selling “My sales are awful, and I’ve done everything. I give up.” I heard this from three authors this week, and it’s not an uncommon sentiment right now. As a bestseller author, former imprint director, book manager and book marketing consultant, my first questions are always: What do you mean…
Read MoreHow to Create an Author Facebook Event by @MelissaFlicks
Fabulous guest post by Author Assistant Melissa Flickinger! Read and learn! On any given day, thousands of people receive multiple invites to Facebook events. Just this week alone, I was invited to over twenty Book Release Day events! And in 2015, I hosted plenty of them myself. Here are a few things I’ve learned on setting…
Read MoreBook Marketing Tips You Need to Know Now, Part Two!
In my post last week, I discussed part one of essential book marketing tips you need to know now (social media, blogging, email marketing, and advertising) in detail. Read that first, and then join us here for part two. Today, I’ll review: promotional tools, groups, street teams, and blog tours. Let’s deconstruct. PROMOTIONAL TOOLS It’s…
Read More5 Reasons You Need To Stop Being A Lazy Writer on Social Media
You may not be a lazy writer on social media, but there are plenty of them out there. Several writers have made these social media faux pas and many have asked how they can overcome looking like an idiot. So this one’s for you! Read the Article Before Commenting on Social Media aka, how not…
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