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July 18, 2018
Improve Your Book Discovery on Amazon with These Tips
#WriterWednesday. Improve your book discovery on Amazon with these tips!
I’ve been focused on book discovery lately because in my opinion, it’s largely misunderstood.
If you haven’t read my first three pieces that introduced this series I encourage you to do so, I started with what most authors are doing wrong in general.
Then I covered the most common issues and best practices with smart advertising.
Most recently I wrote a...
Brave and Reckless is Seeking Guest Submissions for August 2018
Looking to get your work published? Christine, owner of Brave & Reckless blog, invites new and experienced writers to submit poetry, prose, short fiction, and personal essays to her by August 6th. Happy writing!
Over the last couple of months, I have become much more involved with the publishing side of writing. A great deal of my time and energy has been going to editing other people’s work for books recently released by Sudden Denouement Publishing, compiling my first two...
How NOT to Write Middle Grade Fiction by Jackie Minniti
I had the pleasure of meeting Jacqueline at Get Lit Largo,
a literary event that brings bring readers and writers together. She shares great tips on what NOT to do when writing a middle-grade fiction novel. ENJOY!
50 Ways Indie Authors Can Boost Their Facebook Engagement NOW
50 Ways Indie Authors Can Boost Their Facebook Engagement NOW 1 Author Marketing Experts, Inc. by Penny SansevieriRelevant.
It’s always tricky to find great content to post to Facebook, and with their new algorithm change, it’s now even harder. But it doesn’t have to be. Facebook’s changes are all based on follower engagement and not being too salesy. One of the things I love the most is using my personal Facebook Profile and my Fan Page as ways to communicate with fans, b...
Check out this helpful post from the How to eBook Blog wi...
What Must Authors Consider When Marketing A Book?Check out this helpful post from the How to eBook Blog with considerations in marketing a book. Super-easy-barely-an-inconvenience? Uh, no.
A full-page ad in the Sunday Book Review section of The New York Times is listed at $41,955, while a half-page ad goes for $24,200. Compare that to the MSRP of several luxury cars – BMW 3 ($33,150) Cadillac ATS ($33,215), or a Lexus ES ($38,100). Which one provides you with better value?
Or...
July 16, 2018
10 Tips for Authors on Using Social Media from a Literary Agent
Insightful tips for authors paving their way to success — from a literary agent!
July 15, 2018
New Books and Free Stuff!
Free books available from fantasy authors!
Slave Names: Time To Do Away With This Mental Slavery
The late Oscar Wilde, who was an Irish playwright, unknowingly described the situation in the country and Africa when he said:
MOST PEOPLE ARE OTHER PEOPLE. THEIR THOUGHTS ARE SOMEONE ELSE’S OPINIONS, THEIR LIVES A MIMICRY, THEIR PASSIONS A QUOTATION.
Black people in many cases are still suffering from post traumatic slavery disease AFRICANGLOBE – Names are important and should not be taken for granted. Even the Bible clearly gives a profound teaching on the importance...
The Odds of Advertising Your Book
“Soy un perdedor”? No, shove those lyrics out of your mind! Get out there in the world and market that book!
July 14, 2018
Rewrites: Knowing what to throw away – and what to keep
“Every gambler knows/that the secret to surviving/is knowing what to throw away/and knowing what to keep . . .” – Kenny Rogers, ‘The Gambler’
This is a line from Kenny Rogers’ song “The Gambler.” The song is about a young gambler who meets up with an old gambler, who gives him some sage advice about life before dying on the train bound for nowhere. A very cheery song.
But, just as the young gambler ‘found an ace that I could keep’ in that advice, maybe we can, too.
As wr...
