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THE CROSSOVER: 1+2= 3 AND SOLVED, by BJ Magnani

 

Today,  I welcome author BJ Magnani , who is also internationally recognized for her expertise in clinical chemistry and toxicology.  Check out her blog on poisons. The floor is yours, BJ.

I remember how much fun it was whencharacters from one TV show crossed over into another. Think CSI: Trilogy,where the team from CSI: Miami worked with those from CSI: NY andCSI: Crime Scene Investigation to track down a lost girl found to be thevictim of a human trafficking ring. That fe...

Au revoir!

 Q: When you look back over your childhood and early life, can you see where being a writer, or indeed a crime writer, began for you? Were there definitive moments that sealed your fate? 

from Susan

 

It’s hard to pinpoint something other than that my stepfather was a writer (films) and he and my mother were voracious, educated, and adventurous readers. I had full, uncensored access to their great library from forever, as high as the library ladder could take me. I knew who Man Ray was when I was s...

Readers, Bookstores and Social Media - The Joys and Sorrows of Book Promotion, by Harini Nagendra

As writers, we are often told that promotion – publicity and marketing – is half  the game. Are you aware of other writers’ promo influencing you?

I was told this for a long time. And I do believe that publicity and marketing play a major role in the success of books. But now that I've been writing and publishing books, both fiction and non-fiction, since 2016 - I've come to realise that as an author, one has very little control over the kind of publicity that is needed to really push book sales. ...

A Pipe, Patches on My Blazer, and an Ascot from James W. Ziskin

As writers, we are often told that promotion – publicity and marketing – is half  the game. Are you aware of other writers’ promo influencing you?

I may have a defective memory, but I don’t recall many of the biggest-name authors facing the challenges we of the hoi polloi do to promote our books. Sure, they fly around the country and appear at pre-arranged, publisher-sponsored events, glad-handing and suffering through long interviews and ayto graph sessions. And they do spots on network morning s...

The other half of the game

As writers, we are often told that promotion – publicity and marketing – is half the game. Are you aware of other writers' promo influencing you?

by Dietrich

Writing fiction requires a creative spark, a curious and vivid imagination, a badger-like dedication for the countless hours of research, plotting, writing and rewriting that goes into shaping a novel. How many of us really put the same oompf into the marketing and promotion side? It’s a head-scratching thing, and I admit I’m often perplexe...

Promotion? You bet!

 

Terry here, with our question of the week:As writers, we are often told that promotion – publicity and marketing – is half the game. Are you aware of other writers’ promo influencing you? 
 That’s a resounding yes! I often get notifications through Facebook or newsletters or book sites of new books that come out, and those notifications can persuade me to buy the book. There are a number of factors that go into the decision: 
 The name of the author. If it’s an author I’ve read and enjoyed befo...

The Art of Promotion

As writers, we are often told that promotion – publicity and marketing – is half the game. Are you aware of other writers’ promo influencing you?

Brenda here.

Yes, the belief that writing and editing a book is the end of the writer's part in the publishing process has been many times debunked. After the book's release, publicity and marketing will also fall primarily on the writer's shoulders even if unwelcome. How many writers have thought as they're heading out the door to an event, all I want t...

How to Become a Best-Selling Writer, and Other Bullshit, by Josh Stallings

Q: We all have to promote our work if we want to succeed, but there’s a lot of ground between hiding one’s light under a bushel and being that pushy author people hide from at events. What are your best promo ideas and what’s the most egregious hard-selling you’ve come across?

A: First off, this is a vital discussion for anyone working in a creative job. If you haven't read the responses from my fellow Criminal Minds this week, do. It’s a quick and free masterclass in how to honorably promote you...

In my book, in my book, in my book . . . by Catriona

We all have to promote our work if we want to succeed, but there’s a lot of ground between hiding one’s light under a bushel and being that pushy author people hide from at events. What are your best promo ideas and what’s the most egregious hard-selling you’ve come across?

It's not egregious hard-selling
if it's out next month. Right?

I think we usually adopt the position that these questions drop from the sky, don't we? In fact, we bloggers take turns dreaming them up for the month and this i...

Help others, help yourself by Eric Beetner

 We all have to promote our work if we want to succeed, but there’s a lot of ground between hiding one’s light under a bushel and being that pushy author people hide from at events. What are your best promo ideas and what’s the most egregious hard-selling you’ve come across?

How to get your book out there is the million dollar question facing authors. In the absence of a marketing budget and the unwillingness to pay out-of-pocket for PR (it's a hard sell to my wife to convince her that me spendin...