Publicity Tip #26 When do you pay for marketing as opposed to riding the coat-tales of free publicity? The free publicity options available to authors sound like the best way to go to spread word about your new book. However,… Read More ›
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Editing Tip #25
Avoiding Info Dump, Pt. 4 ~ The tendency to over-share can be the bane of anyone’s existence but for an Author it could mean the death of a manuscript. One of the most difficult concepts to manage, especially with novice… Read More ›
Raising Eyebrows & Author Awareness
Writerly Rant #23 Forget the Noise by Mikael Carlson, Author. It’s been a while since I have had the opportunity to rant. After enjoying my holidays, I went straight to getting the sequel to my first novel ready for my… Read More ›
Interview with Mythic & Paranormal Fantasy Author Lisa M. Green
A young woman, determined not to fall prey to the consequences of inaction, must brave the nightmares beyond her known world in order to fight back against the nightmare within that is slowly killing her village and her people. The… Read More ›
Don’t Cover Me Up!
Publicity Tip #21 Guidelines for Cover Creation ~ A cover needs to: 1) Draw the eye from a distance: Primary colors and recognizable shapes are very useful here. 2) Convey a sense of what the story is about: Make the… Read More ›
Chronicles of an Indie Book Publicist
Writerly Rant #21 ~ 5 Things Self-Published Authors Need to Stop Immediately By Charles Franklin, ctfranklin28 on February 6, 2014 http://thiscollegedropout.wordpress.com I have been assisting with the marketing and promotion of self-published and indie authors since 2012. I’ve been through the… Read More ›
Armchair Amateur
A Personal Poetic Critique I entered the following poem into a local contest held by a regional writers group I joined recently. There are just shy of 200 members. The ‘rules’ for entering a poem were that it had to… Read More ›
Tweet This!
Publicity Tip #17 ~ Arm your twitter account not only with connections you like, but with ones you need. Join The Manuscript Wish List: #MSWL This is a site dedicated to bringing authors up-to-date information about which publishers are currently… Read More ›
Interview with Nonfiction Author Jim Scott
An Interview with Philosophical, Travel and Contemporary Classical Poetry Author Jim Scott – Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk about your travel series Wanderings & Sojourns. – No problem, M.J. This is a wonderful… Read More ›
The Medium & the Media Pt. 2
Publicity Tip #6 It’s one thing to say, “Try this out, it’s great.” But if all you have is an idea and no advice for follow-through, you won’t be inclined to try it, will you? When it comes to podcasting… Read More ›
