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Diary of a Book Marketing Plan-Entry 7-Goodreads Ad & More

This is the seventh in the series in which I share tasks and progress on my book-marketing plan for my second book. Gift of the Magpie came out August 15, but all my diary posts share my activities from two weeks in the past. Among other activities, my prior posts covered my setup, recruiting influencers, […]

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Diary of a Book Marketing Plan-Entry 6-Ask David Tweets & More

This is the sixth entry in the series in which I share the tasks and progress on my book-marketing experience for my second book. Gift of the Magpie came out August 15, but this and all my diary posts share my activities from two weeks in the past. Among other activities, my prior posts covered […]

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Diary of a Book Marketing Plan – Entry 5-Facebook Parties and More

This is the fifth entry in the series in which I share the tasks and progress on my book-marketing plan for my second book. Gift of the Magpie came out August 15, but this and all my diary posts share my activities from two weeks in the past. Among other activities, my prior posts covered […]

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Diary of a Book Marketing Plan–Entry 4-Newsletter & More

  This is the fourth entry in the series in which I share the tasks and progress on my book-marketing experience for my second book. Gift of the Magpie came out August 15, but this and all my diary posts share my activities from two weeks in the past. My last three posts, among other […]

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Diary of a Book Marketing Plan Entry 3

This is the third entry in the series in which I share the tasks and progress on my book-marketing plan for my second book coming out soon. My last two posts among other activities talked about my setup and recruiting influencers. Tasks Performed This Past Week    Local Book Launch Party • I met with […]

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Diary of a Book Marketing Plan Entry 2

This is the second entry in the series in which I share the progress and tasks of my book-marketing plan for my second book coming out mid August. The first entry last week began with my setup tasks. Tasks Performed This Past Week I contacted 26 promising people to help me as influencers for Gift […]

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Diary of a Book Marketing Plan – Setup

My second book is releasing soon. As I researched and promoted my first book, I wrote a blog post giving 32 marketing ideas. Now, with more experience as to what worked and didn’t work for me, I’ll share my marketing experience for my second book as it unfolds. I hope you’ll join me for the […]

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Writing Queries That Get Read

My guest today is managing and acquiring editor Jennifer Slattery. Jennifer gives us insights into the query letters writers must construct to sell their works. At the end of her post, check out her new book Healing Love. Jennifer: Most of us spend months if not years writing then perfecting a novel then pop off a query, our stories […]

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Spin a Plot from One Story Element

Are your story ideas starting to sound alike? Have your stories become the same plot with fill-in-the-blanks for such elements as: character’s career, the opening line, the props, and the title? What if you could start with one story element that’s clever, quirky, funny, and/or mysterious—something that is so fresh that it’ll lead you into […]

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Come Play a Game About Literary Devices!

I’ve finished a series on literary devices. (One is more a problem than a supportive device.) As a review, I list the devices, definition hints, and the sentence number(s) of where they show up in my scene below. I invite you to ignore my answers and try to spot the examples(s) for each device. If you […]

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