ESSENTIAL KEYWORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW_IWSG post

 

"Evil does not sleep.  It waits."  - Hippolyta

The same is true for another Amazon ...The One in whose ranks we all want to stand out.

There are Keywords that will draw attentionlike SEX
But it may not result in SALES

Photo 122117329 / Bare Chest Lover © Volodymyr Tverdokhlib | Dreamstime.com
The above image representspoorly your novelof two shy retired teachersfinding love unexpectedly.

We must narrow the focus ofour keywordsfrom broad to narrowto catch the eye of the reader who issearching for somethingdifferent than bare chestsand heaving bosums.

SO HOW TO PLUG INTOTHOSE READERS'INTERESTS?

ASK YOURSELFABOUT YOUR NOVEL
What is the time period?What stands out about its setting?

What are its interestingcharacter types or roles?

What themes or eventsinterweave in your novel?

From whose perspective is it told?

Is it a children's fantasy?

Is it a Noir supernatural mystery?

What is your novel's style and tone?

Remember:
Some Keywords will draw attention but few sales
Others will draw less looks but result in more sales.

Once you give a new readera great story she loves, she will return again and againfor more of your books.

Keep an eye out for my new book.
Coming Soon.
Nothing can bring so much death as a debt unpaid ... especially for spies.