book marketing / Book Promotion / video
by Ezra Barany · Published June 27, 2012 · Last modified August 22, 2024
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!
A lot of authors think the way to make money is to sell their novel one book at a time. But actually, there’s a way to sell boxes of books with one sales conversation. And if you just use the appropriate strategy to approach these sales, selling boxes of books can be easier than trying to get one person to buy.
Many authors think life is a riddle. And they’re right. They also think that making a lot of money from a novel is difficult. That’s also true. But there are simple ways to make...
by Beth Barany · Published November 30, 2011 · Last modified November 24, 2014
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A lot of authors think that once their novel is for sale, they’re done with what they need to do and big money will come pouring in from royalties. But actually, it’s rare for an author to make enough money to live off of book sales alone. However, if you just follow these few suggestions, you can maximize your book sales.
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / video / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published November 23, 2011 · Last modified September 21, 2014
Many authors think that writer’s block is impossible to overcome, when the reality is that there are simple steps to take to overcome writer’s block.
In this video, Ezra reveals how to overcome the most common points that stop the author in her tracks and how the author can keep on writing his work.
Many people think getting their novel done is all about having a cat do all the work for them, but actually cats have more writing handicaps than people realize. In this video you’ll learn...
Courses + Workshops / video / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published October 19, 2011 · Last modified March 25, 2016
Many authors think that getting a compelling book done is a matter of finding the time to do all the necessary research, or figuring out the best plot, or spending a lot of time...
In “CreateSpace vs. Lightning Source,” Ezra Barany compares Amazon’s CreateSpace and Ingram’s Lightning Source for their print-on-demand (POD) services. This is part 2 of 3 especially designed for fiction authors. A lot of people...
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales / video
by Beth Barany · Published September 21, 2011 · Last modified September 20, 2011
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...
Welcome back to Sunday Videos for Writers, where I post funny, insightful or useful videos for authors. Thank you to cat lover and writer Donna Brown. Your suggestion made my day! Today our feature is Simon’s...
book marketing / Book Promotion / video / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published September 14, 2011 · Last modified September 13, 2011
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...
Welcome back to Sunday Videos for Writers, where I post funny, insightful or useful videos for authors. Or plain inspiring ones like this video I found on a random search on youtube in the spoken...
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra plays with the bus metaphor for character development. Good news this week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your novel with...
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...
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