Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 3
2011 readers This article is a continuation of the series that started with Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 1 and Part 2. This series is derived from an article written for CreateSpace?s new resource, Marketing Central. In this third and final part of the series, we look at measuring results and the nuances of
How to Stop Marketing (And What to Do Instead)
10138 readersBack when I took copywriting clients, I had one request that seemed to come up over and over again. ?I don?t want to do any marketing or selling,? the client would say. ?I just really hate all that stuff. It makes me feel sleazy and gross and I don?t want my name associated with it
Self-Publishing & Local Marketing
500 readersSometimes it seems like the entire literary universe orbits around the tiny island of Manhattan. As self-published authors multiply around the country, this illusion has been broken?local book marketing is more important than ever before. Last weekend, GalleyCat prowled the floor of the Self-Publishing Book Expo. Along with 450 attendees from all corners of the country,
This Week in the Blogs, March 27 ? April 2, 2011
2147 readersBlogs for Self-Publishers for March 27 – April 2, 2011 including Nathan Bransford, Jane Friedman, Penelope Trunk, Donna Marie Williams, Guy Kawasaki
This Week in the Blogs, February 13 ? 19, 2011
2436 readersBlogs for Self-Publishers for February 13 – 19, 2011 including Jane Friedman, M. Louisa Locke, Michael A. Stackpole, Lindsey Buroker, Alan Rinzler
Top 5 Marketing Mistakes Authors Make
655 readersWriters are an enthusiastic and passionate bunch, but when it comes to marketing, we see more confused faces, blank stares, and resistance than in any other industry. It’s easy to be idealistic about writing a book, but when it comes down to it, publi…
Self-Publishers Start Here: Marketing Your Book
1259 readersStart Here: Marketing Your Book for self-publishers and indie authors. Links to articles to help get started finding the audience for your book. This is the seventh in a series.
The First Page: Startup from the Ground Up by Cynthia Kocialski
1078 readersThe First Page is one of Literarily Speaking?s newest features. Here we get a glimpse into an author?s work and what better place to begin than the first page? Authors share their first pages and answer a few questions about why they started their books off the way they did. Today we welcome [...]
This Week in the Blogs, May 29 ? June 4, 2011
3040 readersThis Week in the Self-Publishing Blogs, May 29 – June 4, 2011 including articles by Bob Mayer, Sue Collier, Shannon Yarbrough, Linda J. Dawson and Lauren Carr
Writer? Journalist? Is there a difference?
1161 readersOn my web site and in bios everywhere I tend write ?freelance writer/journalist.? Sometimes I alternate ? freelance writer for one publication, freelance journalist for another. I feel compelled to highlight the difference, but I have to wonder does it matter, if so to whom? I also wonder if there is really a difference. A
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