Using AIDA To Sell Your Books By Ines Johnson
Book trailers are visual depictions of a book’s storyline, sometimes made by fans, which are a great way to get readers enthused. But have you ever considered making a book commercial?
Book trailers are visual depictions of a book’s storyline, sometimes made by fans, which are a great way to get readers enthused. But have you ever considered making a book commercial?
Author Career / book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published March 27, 2014 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Author Carol Malone discovers LibraryThing? Today we welcome back author Carol Malone as she shares another amazing aspect of the writing journey – that of getting your book in front of as many people...
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published June 5, 2013 · Last modified June 3, 2013
What Should I Read? I was recently asked this question by a reporter and it really made me think about the process a book lover goes through when determining what book to buy.
Book Promotion / Giveaways / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published May 22, 2013 · Last modified May 23, 2013
Kyr’s courage is the courage to look within, face his own pain, rage and remorse, and find his way to forgiveness and love.
Then there’s the idea that simply won’t go away. It lingers in the back of your mind and takes permanent residence there. So it was with my bullfight story.
Problems like these are problems of proportion. You want to give readers enough detail and discussion to hold their interest, but you don’t want to give more detail than the scene requires.
Healthy Writers Club / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published April 16, 2013 · Last modified April 15, 2013
We all know that we need to warm up before engaging in strenuous physical activity, since people are more likely to injure tight, unprepared muscles. But the way we warm up is also important.
What do you do if you STILL haven’t got published after years of trying? Or if you’ve been published and your sales figures are slipping? Even worse – in some authors’ books – what’s the best tactic if your publishers fail to renew your contract?
Welcome back to another one of Writer’s Fun Zone’s monthly columnists: Wyatt Bessing. A writing coach and teacher, author, Wyatt Bessing shares his fun take on games, play, and how they help our writing....
Photoshop is hands down the most powerful and versatile piece of image editing software in the world – it’s widely considered to be a must have amongst professional authors and self-publishers.
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...
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra addresses how to price your ebooks. Good news! This week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your book with Ezra is:...
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...
Major confession time. I stopped blogging regularly a few days ago, and my traffic has been cut in half. And I started blogging more about a topic that is probably not that interesting to most of my readers: my new novel’s blog tour. So two major faux pas, but I’m just going to concentrate on the first one.
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