Blogging: if done right, it’s one of the best ways to attract and retain an audience, and to increase your sales. But to do it right takes a lot of work. Constantly developing fresh content and interacting with your growing audience is a time-consuming and energy-draining project. If you’re an author, you’re probably already drained... Continue Reading →
Author friends: Do you blog? Are you thinking about implementing it into your marketing strategy? A word of caution if you are—for your blog to be effective, the majority of your posts should not be about you or your books. … Huh??? I know. Sounds kind of backwards, right? But the truth about blogging is... Continue Reading →
Hello all, A quick note to all my writer friends about the latest content alert from Boroughs Publishing Group for anyone that's interested. Below are the details. Cheers for now, V LOVE WINS - The Diversity Contest We're looking for new stories that are novella - novel length (40,000+ words) The H/H must be ethnically diverse and/or LGBTQ+ ... Continue Reading →
The query letter. It’s one of those necessary evils most of us will have to master on the road to getting published. If you’ve done your homework, then you know there’s lots of advice out there on how to write a query letter. There’s also lots of advice out there on how not to write... Continue Reading →
Recently, I came across a post on Joe Konrath's blog about Authors United's latest antics (for purposes of full disclosure and giving credit where it's due and all that, I'm stating up front that I found this post through the blog of fellow self-published author Nat Russo.) In this post, Mr. Konrath eloquently tears apart a letter from Authors... Continue Reading →
There are two simple truths that we author-preneurs all know: 1. it’s not the easiest thing to earn visitors to your website, and 2. social media activity is a way to entice visitors. As an author, as an entrepreneur, as a business-minded individual, you know you have to be on social media. Social media is... Continue Reading →
Findability ( … if that’s not a word, I’m making it one). As an author, you’re an entrepreneur. That goes double (or triple, or exponential, even) if you’re a self-published author. The success or failure of your career is directly related to the effort you put in to make yourself visible to potential readers. Never... Continue Reading →
Traditional versus self-publishing. Ask a random group of authors which camp they back, and you may find yourself smack in the middle of a heated debate. With all the talk about which is the better publishing option, you can guess why there would be some confusion about what digital-first publishing is. Is it a hybrid... Continue Reading →
If you're a new author, finding a publisher or literary agent to represent your writing is a frustrating, thankless, and even heartbreaking exercise. I know, I've been through it. The dreaded "Thanks, but no thanks," ... I'm not sure if its better or worse than the classic no-response. There is a ton of advice out there on how... Continue Reading →
In an earlier post of mine, What to Do When You Just Can’t Get a Review, I made the suggestion that a great way for authors to increase their exposure was to write a guest post for a popular book blogger. It’s a win-win situation: you, the author, benefits from the blogger’s established and loyal... Continue Reading →
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