Six super-quick tips for your cover letters
Ready to start sending your work out to literary journals? Here are a few things to note before penning your first cover letter. Read More “Six super-quick tips for your cover letters”
promoting your work
Gigi Will Know: Are launches and pre-orders worth the time, effort, and expense?
There are a lot of things that have to happen in order for your book to get any pre-orders. Read More “Gigi Will Know: Are launches and pre-orders worth the time, effort, and expense?”
Does your book need a DIY launch team?
Authors recruit DIY launch teams to propel new books into the spotlight. Read More “Does your book need a DIY launch team?”
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?”
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.”
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”