How to sell more books at a virtual book launch
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Promoting Your Work
Gigi Will Know: Help! My books don’t sell
Is writing just a very expensive hobby? Read More “Gigi Will Know: Help! My books don’t sell”
From the Front Lines: Three components of a winning writer’s website
Your home page is where your heart is.
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Gigi Will Know: How can I build a modern author’s platform for a book set in the past?
“My memoir covers a period in my life that happened 50 years ago. How do I build a platform when there has been such a huge gap in time?” Read More “Gigi Will Know: How can I build a modern author’s platform for a book set in the past?”
What do Pushcart Prize nominations really mean, anyway?
With over 10,000 nominations each year, is it ever ok to brag about your Pushcart nod? And how helpful is a nomination for your career in the long term? We spoke to writers and editors to find out. Read More “What do Pushcart Prize nominations really mean, anyway?”
Tips for marketing kidlit in the age of Zoom
How does kidlit book PR work in a social-distancing world? Read More “Tips for marketing kidlit in the age of Zoom”
How to start and maintain an author newsletter
How writers can use emails to connect, engage, and retain readers (and sell books, too). Read More “How to start and maintain an author newsletter”
Dear writers: It’s finally time to join Twitter. Here’s how to get started.
As more and more authors, agents, and editors turn to social media to connect virtually in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain by joining Twitter. Here are tips, strategies, and best practices from other authors on getting started. Read More “Dear writers: It’s finally time to join Twitter. Here’s how to get started.”
Where do agents look for new clients?
Skip the slush pile by putting your writing on display in key places. Read More “Where do agents look for new clients?”
Resurrect your darlings: How to recycle deleted material from your manuscript
Why trash your deleted pages when you can publish them? Read More “Resurrect your darlings: How to recycle deleted material from your manuscript”
Featured Posts
Opportunities for Writers: February 2023 Calls for Submissions
February 2023 Calls for Submissions These are the writing opportunities and contests that caught our eye and are published in the February issue of The … Read More “Opportunities for Writers: February 2023 Calls for Submissions”
Consistency across your YA series
The key to writing a great YA series (or MG series) is knowing your characters and plotlines inside and out – while giving yourself the flexibility to modify things when needed. Here are four things to live by when writing a series, based on tips from middle grade and young adult authors who have been there. Read More “Consistency across your YA series”
25 Sensory Writing Prompts to Improve Detail & Description
By most accounts, there are more than five senses. Some experts say there are seven, some as many as 20. But narrowing in on at least the five classical senses can lend a much-needed “sense” of detail to your writing. Here are five prompts for each of those five classic senses. Read More “25 Sensory Writing Prompts to Improve Detail & Description”