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Book Marketing Tips for the Holidays and Year Round

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It's been a while since I've down a roundup of articles. Since the holiday season is coming up fast, here's a list of helpful marketing-related articles (there's even a few specific for the holidays)! Holiday Specific Holiday Book Marketing: An Author’s Guide to Black Friday and Beyond on Written Word Media The Ultimate Holiday Promotion Calendar on A Marketing … [Read more...] about Book Marketing Tips for the Holidays and Year Round

Pitching a Book

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For writers who want to go the traditionally published route, there's a process. It usually involves pitching to agents, then having your agent pitch your book to publishers. A lot of people are working on their novels, so you want to make sure that yours stands out. With that in mind, Electric Lit shares 10 novels that agents have already seen. They include having a … [Read more...] about Pitching a Book

Guest Post and Book Excerpt by Penny Sansevieri: How Re-Releasing Your Book Gives You a Second Chance

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Today I've got a special treat for you. Penny C. Sansevieri, author of many best selling books including How to Sell Books By the Truckload on Amazon and 52 Ways to Sell More Books, has recently made her book How to Revise and Re-Release Your Book: Simple and Smart Strategies to Sell More Books available in print. To celebrate, Penny has kindly shared an excerpt of her book. … [Read more...] about Guest Post and Book Excerpt by Penny Sansevieri: How Re-Releasing Your Book Gives You a Second Chance

Guest Post: Pro Tips for Editing Your Book Efficiently and Effectively

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By Mariah You've finally written that book, and you are so proud of your efforts. It may have been very long in the making, and you are ecstatic to be so close to the finish line. There is still some work that needs to be done on it; it needs to be checked for grammatical errors and may need to be refined a bit. There are steps you can take to help you do just that, and they … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Pro Tips for Editing Your Book Efficiently and Effectively

An Interview with McCall Hoyle, Author of The Thing with Feathers

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McCall Hoyle is an award-winning author of who tackles illness and YA romance with her new novel, The Thing with Feathers. Sixteen-year-old Emilie Day is not like the other girls from her town on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She has epilepsy, homeschooled, and would rather be reading classic literature than be the center of attention. Ever since her father’s death and … [Read more...] about An Interview with McCall Hoyle, Author of The Thing with Feathers

The Ins and Outs of Blogging as a Professional Writer

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Blogging is one of the best ways to build a platform, both as a book author and as a freelance writer. I plan on posting more about the specifics of being a freelancer, now having done it for a while, but blogging seems a good place to start, since it applies to both types of writers. There are a lot of benefits to blogging, especially if you do it regularly. In the past few … [Read more...] about The Ins and Outs of Blogging as a Professional Writer

E-Book Review: Tarinel’s Song

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The author, Ron Glick, kindly provided me with a copy of his second novel, Tarinel’s Song. I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing his first novel, One, the first in a series about two sets of gods fighting against each other. Tarinel’s Song is the first in a series that involves elves, mages, and gods. In this book, a particular “song” spells the potential end of the … [Read more...] about E-Book Review: Tarinel’s Song

The Future of Publishing…We’re In It

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Three interesting articles about the publishing industry caught my eye today. But first, I've found that reading and thinking critically about articles goes more smoothly with music, so I invite you to play the video below and enjoy the sweet sounds of "Stereo Love" while reading the rest of my post. (And yes, I may be a little obsessed with this song right now). First, … [Read more...] about The Future of Publishing…We’re In It

Inside Barnes & Noble

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Last week I got to go to Barnes & Noble before the store opened and listen to two of their book buyers discuss how they decide which books to buy for which stores across the nation. Not going to lie, it was pretty sweet (even if I did have to be out of my apartment by 7 a.m.). Here's a list of some of the more interesting things I learned: Just because a topic is a … [Read more...] about Inside Barnes & Noble

This Week in Publishing

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According to this blog post, the death of print media is coming sooner than we think. Amazon recently said it’s now selling more e-books than paperbacks, and “for every 100 paperback books they’ve sold this January, they’re selling 115 ebooks…” This means ebook sales are 45 percent of all Amazon book sales. But what about ereaders? Cavanaugh says, “I’m sticking by my … [Read more...] about This Week in Publishing

One-Stop Bindery

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I'll be the first to admit it--I'm a pack rat. When I was an undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, I worked hard for four years at the school newspaper, the Daily Nexus. And during those four years, I collected every issue of the Nexus. Yes, I know how that sounds, and fortunately my parents were kind enough to let me store all my newspapers in their home. This week, while I was … [Read more...] about One-Stop Bindery

This Week in Publishing

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A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit that claimed J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series infringed upon Adrian Jacobs's "The Adventures of Willy the Wizard No 1 Livid Land," which was published in 1987. Scholastic, the U.S. Harry Potter publisher, said, "Judge Scheindlin clearly agreed... Scholastic will continue to vigorously defend any such frivolous claims challenging the … [Read more...] about This Week in Publishing

This Week In Publishing

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I'll keep it short and light-hearted, since it's almost Christmas and all. First, Nick Bilton, from the New York Times, has declared that this year was not in fact the year of the tablet. It was actually the year of the iPad, and next year there will be more competitors. It will be interesting to see, since so many people want the iPad for Christmas. 2010 Was Not 'The … [Read more...] about This Week In Publishing