Author Career / book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published February 21, 2011
Join us for this free teleseminar… February 28, 2011 5pm PST / 8pm EST Join Beth Barany, independent publishing consultant… The 3 Most Important Social Media Tips for Writers Join Beth Barany on her...
Welcome to the new Friday series on the business side of being a creative entrepreneur. You know you’re in the category if you’re an artist who sells his or her work, or you’re wanting to do that. You’re in this category if you are: * creativity coach who coaches artists and is an artist, including writers…
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published January 20, 2011
This Thursday marks the beginning of my social media for author tip series, where I offer you tips to put into practice the social media tips you hear rolling around out there so that...
Future of Publishing / publishing
by Beth Barany · Published January 17, 2011 · Last modified January 16, 2011
In no particular order, here are some resources I’ve come across recently that have helped inform my life as in indie novelist and my life as coach and consultant to authors. Educate yourself. Get...
by Beth Barany · Published January 13, 2011 · Last modified January 12, 2011
Once upon a time, life was simple. Okay, it never was, but it was less complicated than now. When I first began writing, I wrote only as Terry Campbell, one writing name, no confusion.
“How many books have you sold? Find out on Amazon Central’s new feature that connects authors to Nielsen BookScan. It’s information that, previously, only publishers could access. Authors had to wait for bi-annual royalty...
Over 1 million books were published last year. Wow. Did you add to that number? Will you be adding to that number this year or next? Here’s the full Publisher’s Weekly article from last...
Understanding how Amazon sales ranking works isn’t just for techies. All authors need to understand how Amazon works so they can use the system to their advantage, and so they be an Amazon bestseller, too.
The Monday “What Is That?” Series today features print-on-demand. In today’s publishing landscape there are many opportunities for the independently published author. The question clients often ask me is “How do I print my...
The Monday, “What Is That?” Series today features SmashWords.com. The weekly “What Is That?” Series highlights new publishing technologies in the ever-changing publishing world, especially for independent novelists. Nonfiction authors will find much value in these tool, too.
If you’re an aspiring author, ready to increase your credibility,
then you may be curious about… How to Be a Bestselling Author Workshop, Sat, Aug 21, 9am-6pm
by Beth Barany · Published April 21, 2010 · Last modified August 4, 2010
by Guest author, Caroline Jaffe-Pickett If you had told me that I would ever have been named one of 39 writers to follow on Twitter, and had an excerpt from my novel in progress...
The rapid series of developments in the digital book space and my rising profile mean that I seem to be in an interview with a journalist just about every day. As I was yesterday.
I’m coming out of the closet. I am an author marketer and branding specialist. My business didn’t start out that way. I intended to help authors write their stories and their books. But one thing led to another and now, I help authors get to market. This means not only helping them write and publish, but also market their books. And developing their brand is a key component to marketing.
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