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Having a Difficult Time Writing a Book Blurb? You’re Not Alone.
Originally published on angelascottauthor.com by Angela Scott Here you are. You’ve just completed your mega manuscript and now it’s all come down to this: the writing of the book blurb. This is perhaps the BIGGEST selling factor your book will ever have. It’s the part that lets readers know what your mega manuscript is all...
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10 Easy Tips for Improving Your Author Website
by Gillian Nicol Your author website is one of the best ways to showcase your books and promote your growing brand. It is also a key way to connect with your readers and fans. Keeping this type of technology up to date with the latest marketing tactics will make your website a powerful tool. Follow...
Paper Is Not Dead!
by Gillian Nicol My dad passed along this video to me through e-mail and I thought it was quite clever. Being an up and comer in the publishing industry it also got me thinking about the digital industry’s affect on books and authors. The question remains…is paper dead? In my opinion and from what we...
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Debut Author’s Survival Guide
by D.L Wilson As a debut author I found the promotion of my novel to be as daunting as the actual writing process. If debut authors want to win readers and influence those other than friends and family to buy their book, they have to step up to the plate and become marketing gurus. That...
Leaps of Faith
Originally published on www.writerschatstew.com by Sonja Hegman Publishing a book is terrifying. With memoir, one worries what their loved ones will think of them. With career/business books, one worries that people will call them a quack, a hack, a dumbass. With fiction, well, there’s a lot with fiction. You get the point. This week’s topic...
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A Valentine for Your Readers
by Gillian Nicol Nothing says reader appreciation like a good old-fashioned giveaway. Pairing a book giveaway offer with a holiday like Valentine’s Day is a sure way to attract attention and assure your readers that you care about them. Giveaways are a great way to engage readers while expanding your fan base to those who...
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Successful Book Marketing
by Beth Kallman Werner There are a number of stars that need to line up for a book to see commercial success, to be valuable vs. just a minimal risk – and yet the idea of ‘critical success’ has taken on new meaning. With industry filters (publishers) and gateways (agents) melting, and the limitless opportunity...
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Top 15 Reasons to Do a Virtual Book Tour
by Dana Lynn Smith As publishers’ promotional budgets shrink and travel costs rise, the traditional city to city author tour is waning in popularity. But what if you could reach a much larger, highly targeted audience from the comfort of home, and get people buzzing about your book? You can, with a virtual book tour....
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Marketing Under A Pen Name
by Karen Hodges Miller There is a time-honored tradition for authors to use pen names, from George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) to Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) to Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson). Authors have many reasons for not using their real name on a book, but in today’s world of social media marketing and personal branding...
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Publishing – The Good, the Great and the More Difficult
Some of this column will be an excerpt from “$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill. This was originally published in The Big Blend Magazine. The publishing world can be overwhelming, but don’t let it deter you if your passion is to be a published author. It seems...
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Book Clubs Are Alive and Well in New England
by Jack Heath Good news authors, I have found that local Book Clubs are thriving in New England. At least that is good news to me since I am a new author and live in the region. I am not sure if this is due to Oprah, Kindle, Nook, IPads or Reality TV burnout, but...
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Character Development
by Maralyn D. Hill This article is an excerpt from the book that I co-authored with Brenda C. Hill, $uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book. When working with character development, our book is quite comprehensive. It was also published on The Big Blend Magazine Excerpt: $uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book Fiction and non-fiction...
