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Do Beautiful Authors Have an Advantage?

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AUTHOR PHOTOS

Customers don’t just see your books—they see you, too.

  • You have your author photo right on your Amazon product page. (If you don’t, it’s noticeably missing.)
  • Your face also appears on your blog, Goodreads page, and other online pages.
  • You appear in the book on the about the author page.
  • Your photo is also part of your press release kit.
  • You may also show up on promotional and marketing materials.
  • Your image may appear alongside any articles that you publish.
  • YOU are most certainly seen in all of your personal marketing endeavors, which can be some of the most effective marketing that you do. (Good luck hiding there. Or if you ignore these opportunities, even worse.)

You want to be seen.

Really, you do. Your author photo on your Amazon detail page offers proof of your humanity. It can help convince customers that you are

  • professional
  • humble

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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