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What to do when your book wins a Book Award – by Stephanie Chandler…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on NonFiction Authors Association: Entering your book in a book awards program can be a fun marketing strategy. Winning an award may not necessarily generate a bunch of sales, but it will give you bragging rights. And most reputable award programs will publicly announce your…
Why FBI Profilers Mistake Writers for Serial Killers – by Sue Coletta…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
You might be surprised by how many traits writers share with serial killers. FBI profilers have actually profiled a subject only to discover s/he’s not a killer. S/he’s a writer. Here’s why a profiler might mistake writers for serial killers. We work alone. Writers spend…
Changing Your Reader’s Perspective – by Becca Puglisi…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
On Writers Helping Writers: As writers, we all know how difficult it can be to win readers over. The writing has to be strong, the events realistic, the characters well-rounded, etc. etc. We know the list of barriers to reader engagement, and there are ample…
Kindle Vella is Now Live!
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
KINDLE VELLA Amazon just launched the new Kindle Vella. What is Vella? Stories that are told one episode at a time. It has to be new content (not content that has been made available previously), so there shouldn’t be material that you’re familiar with from the past that gets repackaged in…
Holiday Inspired Marketing – By Keri-Rae Barnum…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on New Shelves: Do you ever feel like you’re running out of marketing angles for your book? We get it. After months or even years of marketing the same book, it can sometimes be difficult to keep your marketing from growing stale. But when you…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 