Traci M. Sanders's Blog, page 12

Tip #359: Ten Ways Writing a List Can Keep You from Feeling “Listless”

It’s Christmas Eve! For many people, that means last-minute shopping trips, gift-wrapping parties, and overnight-shipping-fee surges.  All that running around can make a person dizzy, to the point that anxiety and dread seep in. And [...]

Tip #358: Building an e-mail list

Today’s tip involves using e-mail lists to grow your fan base. Since I’m not familiar with this process, I’ve invited Les Farley, an author friend of mine, to enlighten us a bit on the benefits [...]

Tip #357: Ten ways authors can help strengthen the Indie publishing industry!

As a mom, I’ve reprimanded my children several times for “making me (our family) look bad” through inappropriate behavior, or even through inappropriate attire for a certain occasion. It’s my job to make sure my [...]

Tip #356: Becoming famous in your hometown

No matter how small your town is, there is marketing potential–an opportunity to expand your fan base and gain exposure for your work. In tip #27, I discussed ways to grow your sales locally. This [...]

Tip #355: Just what is considered “clean fiction”?

The terms “clean reads” and “clean fiction” have become more prevalent in the publishing industry in the past few years. Neither is a recognized, traditional genre, but more of a trendy one that has developed [...]

Tip #354: Automation is not always a good thing (marketing tip)

By nature, many authors are recluses–avoiding phone conversations, retail lines (we shop online), and “dealing with people,” in general. Aside from our fictional people, of course. We like them. However, this lifestyle kills our book sales. [...]

Tip #353: The “I’m blocked” jar…

As authors, other facets of our lives often play into our writing. Lawyers might write crime-fiction novels. Stay-home moms might write potty-training books or arts-and-crafts guides. A cardiologist might write a recipe book about heart-health [...]

Tip #352: Ten ways to “pay it forward” as an author

All of you who’ve gotten to know me are aware that I’m all about paying it forward, in my career and my life in general. I never regret helping another person because, even if that [...]

Tip 351: Converting documents into e-books

If you’ve been in the publishing (specifically, the self-publishing) arena for a while, you know the importance of having Mobi copies of your books available. The conversion process is not an easy one, but it [...]

Tip #350: How to draw a crowd at a book event…

Tip #140 of this segment covered the basic steps to take to set up and conduct a successful book signing. But once you’re there, especially one that includes a multitude of other authors, how do [...]