Books and Babies: Labors of Love by Michael Larsen
Parents who bring up children like this create a priceless legacy that will help sustain the country. Nothing is more important for our future than their gifts of love.
Category: book marketing
How to Sell Your Novel at Book Festivals and Book Fairs by Authors, Beth and Ezra Barany
In this post, best-selling authors and book consultants, Beth and Ezra Barany, share their tips on how to sell your novel at book festivals and book fairs.
Do you really want to be seen by the world?
An author can stamp his feet and rant that nobody is buying his book, and continue to struggle to get noticed. Or he can get clear on whether the action he is taking is really going to allow him to achieve the reach that he desires.
Apple Genius Manual: What Authors Can Learn By Scott Lorenz, Westwind Communications
Apple is a category killer in computers, mobile phones, tablets and is playing an increasingly important role in publishing and selling ebooks on iTunes for the iPhone and iPad. We can all learn a...
Are You Addicted to Twitter?
I want to say that I’m not, but I admit to being on Twitter almost every day. How about you? Courtesy of: onlineschools.com
Why E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey is Popular and How You, Too, Can Be a Bestselling Author (Pt. 2 of 2)
In my last post, I revealed how I thought the reason E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey became so popular was because of the tie on the cover. Women all around the world were reading what they thought would be a light romance and instead practically fainted from the shock of reading about bondage, dominance, and sadism. Where else have we seen that? I’d say The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Why E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey is Popular and How You, Too, Can Be a Bestselling Author (Pt. 1 of 2)
I’ve heard a lot of erotica writers say, “I don’t get it! Why is 50 Shades of Grey so Popular?” Many of us get our panties in a bunch, jealous that someone else’s first-time work of erotica can be a national bestseller. The truth is, what Erika Leonard, aka E.L. James, did can be a guide for all of us fiction authors, and you, too, can become a bestselling author.
Ban Indie Bookstores Before You Ban Amazon
Has this happened to you? You’re chatting about your book on Amazon and they react to the word “Amazon” as though you mentioned the Devil. They want to ban Amazon. Well I’d rather ban indie bookstores before banning Amazon.
Beth Barany on Social Media Book Marketing Secrets for Shy Writers
Book Sales Coach, Beth Barany works with fiction authors who are challenged by marketing and selling their books. She helps them find their own style of marketing and become successful, bestselling authors.
Book Marketing and Book Promotion for Shy Novelists
I’m reading SELL YOUR BOOK LIKE WILDFIRE by Rob Eagan and it’s decent. It’s more useful for nonfiction authors than fiction authors, IMHO. That disappoints me. I think fiction authors need more tailored support. (Yes, I’m working on it! My Twitter for Authors book is editorial as we speak. Can’t you see me working on it!)
How to Make a Great Book Trailer – Part 4 of 4
A lot of the authors I talk to think book trailers don’t do anything. But the reality is that if the book trailer isn’t easy to find on YouTube, it will never be seen. This post will show you how to get a ton of viewers to find and watch your video.
How to Make a Great Book Trailer – Part 3 of 4
This blog post on how to make great book trailers goes into the online website to use to make sure your book trailer is awesome!
How to Make a Great Book Trailer – Part 2 of 4
One of the biggest challenges for making a book trailer involves finding good royalty-free images and music that are either inexpensive or free to use. This post shows you where to find all the images and music you’ll need!
How to Make a Great Book Trailer – Part 1 of 4
Many authors think the book trailer needs to show what your story’s about. The reality is that no one cares what your story’s about. They only care what experience your book will deliver. Too many book trailers I’ve seen spend the whole time showing the back cover blurb instead of expressing the emotional experience their book conveys. This is a series of articles on how to make a book trailer. Not just any book trailer, but a great book trailer!
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