by JoAnn Franklin | Jul 8, 2019 | Articles, Book Marketing
Yesterday, someone asked me to autograph my latest book. I refused because I had given them the book to review. I’m seeking reviews because reviews have now trumped rumor as the preferred way to sell novels. In other words, I’m not hiding the fact that I wrote a...
by Daniela McVicker | Jun 18, 2019 | Articles, Book Marketing, Resources for Writers
There’s no doubt that the rise of social media has changed the rules of book marketing. Irrespective of the type of book you are promoting, you will need social media to stand out from your competition. Writers need social media to make themselves visible and attract...
by editor | May 12, 2017 | Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Resources for Writers
As any author knows, getting attention from the ever-declining professional book outlets is harder every year. Each year, more newspapers shrink or cancel their book section, fire or retire their book editor and add those responsibilities to the entertainment editor’s...
by editor | Aug 3, 2016 | Articles, Book Marketing, Resources for Writers, Syndication
By Mari Selby, Selby ink Congratulations you’ve finished your manuscript. Do you have a story of transformation that will inspire and move others to take action? For those authors who are story tellers with a message or risk-takers ready to make a difference, you are...
by editor | Jun 14, 2016 | Articles, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Resources for Writers, Writing Process
By Faith Aeriel Summer is almost here and with it comes a variety of conferences, workshops, and colonies aimed at building your skills and breadth of knowledge as a writer. Fellow artists, writers, agents, publishers, and publicists populate venues with speakers...
by editor | Jun 7, 2016 | Articles, Book Marketing, Book Publishing, Guest Contributors
By Kayla Salgado On a late afternoon in fall, perhaps after returning from a lecture in a Greek or Roman studies course at Oxford, young Oscar Wilde sits in his cramped dormitory and contemplates a long while, his MacBook Air open before him on the desk. Fragments of...
