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May 21, 2019

Tuesday’s Tips: Getting the Word Out with PR Expert Annie Jennings

Annie Jennings

Annie Jennings

We’re back with Annie Jennings of Annie Jennings PR here on The Writer’s Place, sharing her experience and expertise in part two of our two-part post on book marketing and platform building.

I had reached out to Annie when working on RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR AUTHORS, and she had given me an incredible amount of input—some that made it into the book and the rest that formed the basis for these two posts.

In the previous post, Annie gave us valuable information on platform-building....

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Published on May 21, 2019 03:08

May 15, 2019

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.15.19 from Andre Dubus III

Inspiring words from Andre Dubus III “Even a day writing badly for me is 10 times better than a day where I don't write at all.” Andre Dubus III

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 5.15.19 from Andre Dubus III

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Published on May 15, 2019 02:32

May 14, 2019

Tuesday’s Tips: Building an Author Platform with PR Expert Annie Jennings

Annie Jennings

Annie Jennings

Book marketing and platform building…

Just when you thought the actual writing of your book was going to be the biggest challenge, you’re faced with the reality that your creative output is only part of the author experience.

At some point, sooner rather than later, you’ll have to stop thinking like an author and start thinking like a business person who has a “product” to publicize.

It’s not easy and it’s not fast, but it is necessary. Luckily, Annie Jennings of Annie Jennings...

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Published on May 14, 2019 02:36

May 8, 2019

April 24, 2019

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 4.24.19

Inspiring words from Carrie Latet

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Published on April 24, 2019 01:47

April 17, 2019

April 16, 2019

The Value of Writing Competitions

You may be familiar with competitions for published books. But there are also writing contests for unpublished manuscripts as well.

Not sure if they are worth entering?

Chris Coward, chairperson for Florida Writers Association’s (FWA) 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) competition and juror for the 2018 Florida Book Awards, provides her insights on the topic, including:

why you should consider submitting your work to them how to choose the one that is right for you and what to do with th...
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Published on April 16, 2019 02:57

April 10, 2019

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 4.10.19

Inspiring words from Flannery O’Connor

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Published on April 10, 2019 02:33

April 3, 2019

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 4.3.19

Inspiring words from Neil Gaiman

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Published on April 03, 2019 14:27

March 27, 2019

Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.27.19

Inspiring words from Henry James

 

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Published on March 27, 2019 02:17