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Last week I joined 500+ others at the annual American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Denver. Those who were there know what a worthwhile event …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
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Congratulations! You’re published! Likely your publishing house began planning for publicity and marketing months–or even a year–before the book’s release. At Books & Such, we …
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Next week Christian novelists will converge on Denver for the American Christian Fiction Writers annual conference. While this meeting of the authors will be part-business and part-pleasure for most, there …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Cold front brought the high temp down to 91…brrr!
Word of mouth is still the most effective way to reach readers. If you haven’t read Tribes, I suggest …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Typical Texas sun/rain/sun
“Success is not how high you reach; success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.” General Patton
Have you had to bounce yet? …
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Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
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Calling all bloggers! We who seek to publicize books love you! Those who write books should be busy making connecting with those who blog. Why? Let me count …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
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Freebies, promos, and giveaways! The buzz on writers’ loops abounds with ideas for promotional items and makes it seem as though any author who hasn’t paid to …
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Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
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It is HOT in Texas! Even as I type this, which is well past time when the temperatures should be tolerable, it is still too steamy to enjoy …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Texas summer…what can I say?
I’m moving soon. It’s one of those cross-town moves where, on first blush, I should be able to accomplish the feat without a major …
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Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Still 100 degrees, but it’s finally raining— at least a little!
For those of you whose books are on the shelves, you know what filling out an author questionnaire …
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