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Getting the Word Out: Your Blog and You

After my blog last week about paid reviews in which I looked at Clarion Reviews and San Francisco Book Review, I’d intended to go on to other venues in which you might be able to get your book reviewed.  It’s … Continue reading →

Getting the Word Out: Reviews: Forewords Clarion Reviews and San Francisco Book Reviews

While I was researching this week’s blog, I ran across an article commenting on a New York Times piece I remember reading about a (now-defunct) paid review service.  It’s worthwhile reading both articles–here and here–if only because they point up that, like … Continue reading →

Getting the Word Out: Reviews: PW Select

As part of my ongoing obsession with getting the word out—and following up on last week’s post about Kirkus’s paid review service—this week we’ll take a look at Publishers Weekly’s monthly supplement dedicated solely to the self-pubbing industry, PW Select, … Continue reading →

Getting the Word Out: Reviews: Kirkus Indie

A little over a year and a half ago, a writer I respect posted a piece about promotion and publicity. In that blog, this person pretty much said that a writer who spent time promoting a book rather than writing the … Continue reading →

More Thoughts on Guest Posts & Blogger Etiquette/Responsibilities (and a bit on Loss Leaders)

Okay, I’m going to make this short and sweet today because I’m really crunching on a deadline.  In the weeks leading up to the New Year, I talked about discoverability and how to get the word out about your  books.  … Continue reading →

Getting the Word Out: When–and If–Blog Tours Make Sense

A couple of weeks ago, I followed on Kris Rusch’s business blogs about discoverability and talked a bit about this from my own perspective.  This past week, Kris mentioned several gambits writers and publishers choose to spread the word—stock signings, … Continue reading →

Christmas, With Difference

You know, I was going to post today on the utility of blog tours and why they may or may not be helpful; what to look for; what not to do.  But, you know, I decided to bag it for … Continue reading →

What’s in a Name

If you’ve followed me on Facebook or Twitter, then you know I got a new kitten on Friday.  Since then, it’s been a little hectic here, but what’s really got me stumped is this little guy’s new name.  See, Winslow … Continue reading →

Getting the Word Out, Continued

Last week, I took my cue from Kris Rusch’s business blog on discoverability to talk about the task of getting the word out about your book, especially in an era when traditional publishers may be doing less and relying much … Continue reading →

Getting the Word Out

This past week, Kris Rusch began a series on her business blog about traditional publishers and “discoverability,” which is exactly what it sounds like: getting the word out about your book.  Take the time to read this because she’s talking … Continue reading →