Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
How to Make Author Network Connections with Five Easy Elements by Guest @DoctorJAuthor
Some people are unaware I grew up on a farm. I took part in crop planting and harvesting when I wasn’t feeding and watering animals. I translate lessons from farming to authoring because there is a lot in common, like seasons. You plan and prepare, plant the seeds, grow the product, harvest and when it’s…
Read MoreHow to Best Prepare for Book Marketing by Guest @CaballoFrances
Are You Ready for Book Marketing? Take This Quiz Book marketing involves so many steps. When people come to me, they erroneously think that all they need is social media marketing. Au contraire. Social media alone won’t cause your books to start flying off the proverbial bookshelf. So, take this quiz and see if you’re…
Read MoreWhy Writing Your Truth Is an Effective Marketing Strategy by Guest @JackieCioffa
What Is An Effective Marketing Strategy Anyway? When Bad Redhead Media’s Rachel Thompson reached out to me to write a post about promoting and marketing my books, my immediate thought was is she kidding? I have been an avid follower and fan of Rachel for nearly a decade, trying to emulate her badass self-publishing skills…
Read MoreThis Is How to Use Harder Working Links to Sell More Books by Guest @GeniusLink
Do you know what harder working links are and how they can help you with your marketing and even sales? As an author, you hear about a lot of great ways to maximize your income from your published work. Unfortunately, most advice around implementing new, or optimizing existing revenue is somewhat time intensive and often…
Read MoreHow to Make Time for Book Promotion by guest @PaulineWiles
Making Time For Book Promotion As authors today, we’re compelled to juggle more tasks and responsibilities than ever before. Given the colossal effort you’ve invested in writing and publishing your book, you know you’d be crazy not to dedicate some energy to promoting it. But with all that’s going on in your life, how do…
Read MoreThree Reasons Why Branding Shouldn’t Make You Lose Your Mind by Guest @CStreetlights
If you’re like me you were probably resistant to the ideas of “branding” or “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 don’t want to become just a logo who writes…
Read MoreThis Is How To Get Easy Author Publicity by guest @SmartAuthors
As a self-published author have you ever sighed with envy as you watch another author – most probably trade published – chat about their book on the sofa of a popular TV show? Or maybe you’ve been listening to a podcast or radio show and realized that someone else is getting book publicity you can…
Read MorePitching: What You Need To Know Now by guest @bramsayauthor
Welcome to #NaNoProMo 2019! Let’s talk about your pitch today. The publishing world is a struggle. With agents receiving multiple submissions from multiple authors, it is easy for your manuscript to get lost in the author’s proverbial nightmare: the “slush pile.” As a publishing company and as professional book reviewers who request a pitch, often…
Read MoreA Novel Way of Speaking: Just For Writers by guest @PaulGeigerSpeak
Most authors will admit they write a lot better than they speak. (I happen to write the same way I speak – but I’m only developing one character here.) Most people, in general, don’t even like the sound of their own voice. Couple that with a little nervousness when being interviewed about your book and…
Read MoreTen Reasons You Need to Run Your Writing like a Business by Guest @TheLeighShulman
Welcome to #NaNoProMo Day One! “Why do I need to run my writing like a business?” you may be asking yourself. Isn’t writing about the stories we tell and the message we want to put into the world? Yes, it is. Simply said, when you run your writing like a business, you create more space…
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