Publicity Tip #47 ~ If you’re an avid reader with a penchant for social media or an author trying to gain a following, you’ve either heard of Goodreads or belong to the rapidly expanding platform. Goodreads has a variety of… Read More ›
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Free Self-Publishing Tools
Publicity Tip #46 Whether you need help designing a DIY cover to spec, are looking for guidance in formatting your manuscript, or are looking to generate a bar code for your book so you don’t have to pay someone to… Read More ›
An Inexpensive Idea
~ Publicity Tip #45 ~ Whether you’re a self-publisher working on a tight budget or a traditionally published author working to encapsulate an idea for your next book the website Fiverr.com might be just what you need. Now, there’s a… Read More ›
Marketing & Publishing Traditionally
Publicity Tip #44 What is the secret of success for those multimillion dollar publishing contracts and viral sales in, well, any genre? You’d be surprised at the answer. After speaking with several authors, who publish with small and large presses,… Read More ›
Newsletters and Solicited EMail
Publicity Tip #43 If you subscribe to anything online (blog, writing community, forum, group, etc.) you will have received an email asking you to confirm that you “actually want to be receiving mail” from this resource and then have the… Read More ›
Professional Affiliations
Nothing speaks more to your professionalism in the market place than being a member of a writing association, union, or guild. By investing in one or more of these resources for writers you are proclaiming to the world that you… Read More ›
The Journey of an E-Book Cover Design
Sometimes the best way to understand the evolution and creation of something is to see it for yourself. I have been stressing over a simple series of e-book covers for my Lost Chapter teasers. These are theoretical “chapters” in the… Read More ›
Managing Mayhem
Publicity Tip #22 Raffles & Giveaways the Fair & Easy Way ~ Goodreads is well-known for its capacity to help authors organize book giveaways. But what about other social media sites you work with, your own blog, or a guest… Read More ›
If It’s Too Good to be True…
Publicity Tip #15 Beware Publicity Trolls ~ There are a number of get-rich-quick scams floating around out there and it doesn’t stop with the African Prince who needs your help. New authors are falling prey to Publicity Trolls who promise… Read More ›
To Give or Not to Give?
Publicity Tip #13: Should You Give Your Book Away For Free? – Lately the question that arises most is whether or not it is necessary to support free giveaways for your hard-wrought manuscript – unfortunately the answer is not as… Read More ›