How to Write A Novel – NaNoWriMo
In this video, book mentor Ezra Barany covers the three keys to preapring for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Many authors think preparing for writing a novel in a month is a daunting task....
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3 Tips to a Successful Amazon Campaign – Q & A Wednesdays
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra addresses 3 qualities of a good title. Good news! This week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your book with Ezra...
Dare to Play With Twitter: The Dirty Little Secret
Welcome to Twitter Tuesdays where I feature tips on how to use Twitter for authors by authors, like the tips that will be in my upcoming book, The Writer’s Guide To Twitter for Fiction Authors....
eBook Publishing: Using the Cloud to Market Your Work
Welcome to Indie Author Monday. Today we feature a guest post by author. D. T. Gray how how to use the Internet to market our work *^* Writing is a passion for most of...
Novelists, 3 Success Tips to Market & Sell Your Book
Many authors think that marketing their novels is hard. Marketing nonfiction seems like such a slam dunk compared to marketing a novel. I’m mean, really! I get it. I really do. I’ve been marketing...
Make Blogging Count: Three Tips to Your Success
Recently, I wrote a post on blogging for authors for Friesen Press, a self-publishing company that educates authors to get the best book they can out into the world. (They don’t pay me to...
3 Qualities of a Good Book Title
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra addresses 3 qualities of a good title. Good news! This week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your book with Ezra...
How to Manage Twitter for Authors
Welcome to Twitter Tuesdays where I feature tips on how to use Twitter for authors by authors, like the tips that will be in my upcoming book, The Writer’s Guide To Twitter for Fiction Authors....
How to Market an Anthology or Compilation
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra answers the question, How can you motivate people to market the compilation they are published in? Getting your book in a compilation...
The Top 6 Ways Readers Buy Books
Recommendation from someone I know The cover Saw on a bestseller list Reviews you’ve read in blogs/online forums Reviews you read in magazines/newspapers Prominent display in bookstore Fom a comment by Michelle Gagnon at...
Social Media Tip for Authors #3: Do What You Love/Like/Enjoy
Many authors think they have to do everything in social media, but cringe when they think if using _______ . (Fill in the blank with Facebook or Twitter or blogging or another social media tool.) And that keeps us away from even experimenting. But actually you just need to get active in the one (or two) venues you enjoy. Because your passion shows through!
Authors, to Gather Your Tribe, First Find Your Tribe!
Many authors have jumped on social media as the be-all end-all of book marketing, or they’ve stayed far away! “It’s too much!” they say. I hear ya! Social media can be SO overwhelming, or it can be useful and fun so you can get back to writing more books!
Social Media Tip for Authors #5: The 5-5-5 Rule
Today’s Tip #5: The 5-5-5 Rule Often my workshop attendees, clients and students ask me, “How much time should I spend on social networking?” “How’s five minutes a day?” I ask. “That’s all?”
Is Book Marketing Creative?
Um, yes. Book marketing is creative, imho (in my humble opinion). I’m preempting my semi-regular Saturday series on Spark Your Creativity Through Numbers to chat about creativity and marketing and then get to it!...
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