How writers can best optimize their About Me page
How to craft a compelling biography for your website. Read More “How writers can best optimize their About Me page”
Promoting Your Work
When disaster strikes your book release
How authors can recover from unexpected publicity disruption.
Authors who own bookstores talk shop
How can writers best collaborate with independent bookstores? Read More “Authors who own bookstores talk shop”
Kill book sales with kindness
Promoting your novel doesn’t have to be a soulless affair. This debut author hit the best-seller list with gratitude, generosity, and plenty of engagement. Read More “Kill book sales with kindness”
Going from “writer” to “author”
Congratulations, you wrote a book! Now what? Read More “Going from “writer” to “author””
Book promotion for introverts
Fifteen tools and ideas that make marketing easier for introverts. Read More “Book promotion for introverts”
Tips for authors-turned-bloggers from Joanna Penn of thecreativepenn.com
Questions about using blogging as a marketing tool? Start here. Read More “Tips for authors-turned-bloggers from Joanna Penn of thecreativepenn.com”
Authors’ top tips for selling a book
Six authors share their best tips for selling a book to an agent, an editor or readers. Read More “Authors’ top tips for selling a book”
Tips for pitching food stories
Six tips to help you land that perfect food-writing pitch. Read More “Tips for pitching food stories”
What does an author’s website need to succeed?
In a world of social media and digital “platform,”
do you still need an author’s website?
Absolutely. Read More “What does an author’s website need to succeed?”
Featured Posts
5 terrible, horrible, no good, very bad children’s book mistakes
Working on a book for young readers? Here’s what not to do. Read More “5 terrible, horrible, no good, very bad children’s book mistakes”
Beyond the backdrop: Mastering setting in fiction
Fully developing the setting of your work can lead to richer characters and deeper plotlines. Read More “Beyond the backdrop: Mastering setting in fiction”
Ranking rejection
All writers will receive rejection letters, but all “no’s” are not equal. Read More “Ranking rejection”