5 Things I’ve Learned from Book Signings By Gail Z. Martin
Since signings are public appearances, they’re unpredictable. You never know what’s going to happen.
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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!
4 Ways to Move Beyond Discouragement in Your Author Career
Welcome to Artist Entrepreneur Fridays, where we focus having a successful author career from the business and strategic perspectives. This week I have another guest post from Matthew Ashdown, Book Promotion Specialist with FriesenPress....
Complete Your Novel Now: What Are You Waiting For?
This video is part 3 in a three-video series on how to finish a novel. You know you want to write and complete your novel. So, I’m just wondering… are you ready to do...
How to Use Twitter to Build an Author Platform
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...
Social Media For Fiction Authors: Show Up Everyday, Okay Regularly. Really.
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.
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!
Author Entrepreneur: The #1 Tool You Need to Succeed
Talent? Mojo? The secret awesome kick ass plot? Money? Connections? Okay. All those things help. But what we really need to succeed in this business of being an author and making money at it,...
Thinking Outside the Box
Welcome to our bi-weekly posts from guest columnist, Bobbye Terry. This week she offers fun tips for thinking outside the box. We’re curious to hear your tips too! Share your thoughts with us! Thanks!...
Social Media Tip for Authors #4: What Are Your Big Picture Goals?
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice so that you can: Connect with your readers and get to know them Let them get...
Indie Author Feature: Creating Characters That Come Alive
We writers know our story circles around three things: plot, setting, and character. I’d like to talk about character. I know you have heard a dozen different ways to create characters, but how about one more time, only with a different take on them.
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?”
Social Media for Fiction Authors: We Can Do It Together
I’m finally ready to share with you my new course, We’re All In This Together: Social Media for Fiction Authors. This 7-week online/teleseminar course starts soon! April 11th. Yes, we can do it together!...
Indie Authors: We Are Stronger Together
Just a quick shout out to all the cool online communities I’m part of that support my life as an indie author: Shewrites.com: If you do join — yes, it’s free — connect with...
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