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Loglines and Pitches – How to Reduce Your Book to a Sentence…
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by Erica Verrillo on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: When my agent asked me for loglines for my book, I had no idea what she was talking about. I pretended I understood. (FYI, “faking it” is a required skill for writers.) Once I was…
How To Promote Your Books With Great Content Writing…
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by Lisa Brown on Just Publishing Advice: The online world has opened up numerous opportunities for different fields. The same applies to writers and authors. Whether you are looking for an agency to publish your work, or have taken the self-publishing route. Content writing has…
How to Find Unique Speaking Opportunities to Promote Your Novel…
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By Erika Liodice on Writer Unboxed If the title of this post makes your palms sweat, you’re not alone. Public speaking is often cited as people’s top fear, even over death. But if you calm your racing heart long enough to open your mind, you’ll see…
15 Reasons Why Your Book Isn’t Selling…
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by Joel Friedlander: We’ve all been there: a book we were excited about, one that we worked on earnestly. But when it hit the market, all that came back was a big yawn. No author wants to be in that situation, most of all a…
Are You Ready for Video Because It’s Huge!
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By Frances Caballo on Social Media Just for Writers: Video is incredibly popular. Experts estimate that in 2018 and beyond, video will just continue to expand. Listen to what Marketing Insider Group stated: “As we turn the corner to 2018, the evolution of video marketing isn’t slowing…
Are you uncomfortable with book promotion? Try this…
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By Sandra Beckwith on Build Book Buzz: “I’m really uncomfortable with book promotion,” an author told me recently. “It’s just not who I am.” “What makes you uncomfortable?” I asked. “I don’t know . . . ” she began. “I think it’s all that waving your…
When Your Book Publicity Campaign Comes To An End…
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by Gretchen Crary on Just Publishing Advice: When Publicity Ends Marketing Can Continue Publicity is a dish best served warm. That’s what I tell clients who come to me looking for publicity help after the book has already gone on sale. A typical query goes: “My…
Optimizing Your Books for Amazon Keyword Search…
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by Penny Sansevieri on Jane Friedman site: Even though many experts talk about Amazon keywords, categories, and pricing, few experts mention this important fact: Amazon is more a search engine than a store. In fact, Amazon is the “Google” of online buying. But there is no…
Best Book Marketing Advice for Authors: The Best of 2017…
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By Jane Friedman As part of The Hot Sheet email newsletter for authors (which I write and publish in collaboration with Porter Anderson), I regularly round up and comment on book marketing advice that writers are talking about. Here’s a list of what sparked discussion…
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