Traci M. Sanders's Blog, page 42
February 16, 2016
Tip #48: The fame game
Today, I’m going to share another marketing strategy that may encourage more sales and/or followers to help build your brand. It’s called “success by association.” Basically, you find a few well-known books or movies in [...]
February 15, 2016
Tip #47: Are you a starving artist?
I’m sure many of you have heard that phrase before–starving artist. Well, it’s just an idiom. It’s not meant to be taken in the literal sense. What we put into our bodies affects our brains, [...]
February 14, 2016
Tip #45: What’s in a name?
Today’s post centers around choosing names for characters. Though it may seem like a small aspect of writing a book, it may be one of the most crucial decisions an author makes. A character’s name
February 13, 2016
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Since today is the day of “LOVE,” I’m going to show some love to a few of my favorite authors. Here is a list of authors whose books I’ve read/reviewed and highly recommend. When [...]
February 12, 2016
Egg-cerpt Exchange – Chris Redding
I am participating in the Authors Helping Authors Egg-cerpt Exchange Today, I am featuring suspense/thriller author Chris Redding. Chris Redding lives in New Jersey with her husband, two kids, one dog and one show rabbit. She [...]
February 11, 2016
Tip #43: Contain your excitement!
My post today concerns a topic that has become a pet peeve of mine–exclamation points! (See what I did there?) Most professionals in the writing/publishing industry recommend no more than three exclamation points per writing [...]
February 10, 2016
Tip #42: Keeping “track” of your writing!
I am going to share a well-known-to-some-but-unknown-to-others secret about writing and editing in Microsoft Word. This one little feature is going to save you a great deal of time and will limit your frustration if [...]
February 9, 2016
Egg-cerpt Exchange – Carmen Stefanescu!
I am participating in the Authors Helping Authors Egg-cerpt Exchange Today, I am featuring paranormal author Carmen Stefanescu. Author bio: Carmen Stefanescu resides in Romania, the native country of the infamous vampire Count Dracula, but [...]
February 8, 2016
Egg-cerpt Exchange: Elaine Cantrell!
I am participating in the Authors Helping Authors Egg-cerpt Exchange Today, I am featuring romance author Elaine Cantrell. Elaine Cantrell was born and raised in South Carolina. She holds a master’s degree in personnel [...]
February 7, 2016
Tip #39: Reel ’em in (creating “hooks” for your books)
Do you want to increase your chances of selling your book? You need a great hook! What is a hook? It’s a short (one-or-two-line) phrase used to market your book. It’s not a synopsis, blurb, [...]
