Learn how to promote your book with public speaking, media appearances, bookstore signings and interviews. Use compelling and persuasive reviews to generate sales. Cerate published articles that will deliver readers to your landing page. Generate interest and manage your fan base with blogs, social networking and e-mail marketing. Use newspaper and magazine articles to generate … Continue reading
Should I Hire a Publicist?
When we are trade-published, our publisher will handle most of the difficult, expensive and time-consuming tasks, including editing, printing, graphic design, distribution, marketing, promotion and stocking retailers. Yes, the trade-published author must still engage in public speaking, book tours, signings and many other events related to selling the book. However, publishers thankfully know what they’re … Continue reading
Why Small Publishers Can be a Risky Way to Publish
Deciding whether to self-publish, trade-publish, subsidy-publish or wait for a literary agent is often not an easy or simple decision for the novice or inexperienced author. Clearly, the only way to be published by a major publishing house is through a trusted literary agent. Without one, even a perfect publishing proposal will never be opened … Continue reading
Book Marketing 101
Book Marketing 101. Everything you need to know about author marketing!
The Best Way to Publish Fiction
I have been trade-published and self-published several times. I now have a talented literary agent. Although I have self-published three books, I feel more comfortable publishing fiction with a traditional publisher, especially a large, distinguished publisher. I realize that this is not an author decision. Publishers require talent and a marketable book. If you have … Continue reading
Three Ways to Get Published
Three Ways to Get Published This new edition of Writer’s Digest offers a concise, factual and useful article on how to get published. “The goal for most of us writers is to get our work published. We dream of the day we walk through our local bookstore and see our name on the cover of … Continue reading
How Can a Trade-Publisher Help You? Let Me Count the Ways
For everything there is a time and a place. I have self-published twice and I have been trade-published twice. I also e-published a book. Here is what I’ve learned. If you can sell as many books as you desire on your own, then self-publish and keep all of the profit. This was the case with my first book, a textbook on … Continue reading
