As the first Monday of the month, my focus is marketing. I struggle with marketing like many authors do. I’ve purchased 1 or 2 marketing books, but they were only a little helpful. So today, I’d like to hear from you. What book(s) on marketing have you found most helpful and why? Please leave your…
“Holy cow!” I hear you saying. “Am I on the right page?” Yup, you are. I made some major changes last week. (Thank you Tamara Clymer for your design work.) I hope you like the new look as much as I do. It was kind of scary making such big changes, but fun and exciting,…
When it comes to marketing strategy, I’m a babe barely out of the cradle. What I know today I’ve learned by reading articles and by the mistakes I’ve made marketing my own books. I wish I could tell you my efforts to market Carried by Grace have been a wild success—they haven’t. What I can…
I’m visiting today with author Linda Rooks who writes books for adults and children. Linda has a lot to share, so we’ll dive right in. Linda, give us a bit of background on yourself. My writing journey began when I was in 6th grade. My teacher gave a writing assignment to the class. She liked…
You spend time reading a blog post because the topic strikes a chord. You’re right there experiencing exactly what the blogger is talking about. You leave a comment along with a question that probes deeper into the topic. The next day you visit the blog to see if anyone has replied to your question. But…
Are you in the process of writing your book? Or do you have a publishing contract in hand? No matter the answer, you can begin developing your marketing plan right now. But there’s so much that goes into marketing it’s overwhelming and time consuming. How do you make it more manageable?
Marketing. Most writers dread it. Because, after all, we’d rather be writing. But gone are the days when the publisher handled ALL the marketing of a book for their authors. And the truth of it is, even in the “old days” traditional publishers didn’t allocate equal marketing dollars to every book. Whether you are traditionally…
Social media. Love it or hate it. Utilizing it is a fact of life for authors. There are a multitude out there, with new ones emerging all the time. I understand how daunting it can be. Today I have a special guest post for you from Twitter expert Jo Linsdell. Jo is a best selling author,…