By Heather Webb All authors are looking for that magic marketing formula. How much money should we spend on ads? What should our websites look like? How much time should we spend on social media? How do we distinguish ourselves amidst all of the white noise? But these are the wrong questions. The best way…
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Different Voices Create a Beautiful Blog
By Patricia Stoltey I feel like someone pulled me through a knothole backwards. I took a little time off last week and went to visit family in Illinois. And I went unplugged for five days. The five days was great. Now I’m suffering the consequences. My To Do list is so long I’m as jumpy…
Sexy Nurse? Sexy Librarian? Sexy Serial Killer? Yeah, Maybe Not that Last One. Who Will You Be?
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer I love Halloween. Who doesn’t? Free tooth decay and crazy people in and out of costumes. What more could you want? Though I stopped (thanks to a restraining order) dressing up myself, my pups must suffer playing dress up. Yes, it’s mean. Yes, they hate it. And YES I love every…
The Perils of First Person
by Katriena Knights Many beginning authors start their writing adventures with first person. To many beginners, it feels more natural, more immediate, and even easier. But writing in first person carries a number of stumbling blocks and dangers that aren’t as obvious in third person. So what’s the big deal? Write in first person, and…
Going for the Big Time—Getting your book in Barnes & Noble
Bu Liesa Malik Okay, so you’ve written a book. And you’re getting it published, either traditionally or through independent means. Today, this isn’t enough. Today, more and more, sales and marketing have become the author’s responsibility. How do you sell your book? Can you get it on the shelves of big stores like Barnes and…