Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo
Janet here: Thanks once again to Kathleen Y’Barbo for standing in for me by allowing me to post the last of a three-part series on the author bio that Kathleen wrote for our blog several years ago.…
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Author Bio–It’s All About Me
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo
Today is normally Janet’s day to blog. We are grateful to have Kathleen step in once again. Her marketing expertise has stood us in good stead many a time, especially during this fire. (Wendy’s picture shows because …
Proposals– Humbly Speaking
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Yesterday we talked about the Book-At-A-Glance. Almost as important is the author info. Few publishers are interested in looking at a disembodied book. They are interested in the unique
Best of the Blog 2009: MARKETING MATTERS: Bragging Rights and the Author’s Bio
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Bragging rights. How many of you cringe when forced to brag about yourself? Count me in your number. There’s something about tooting your own horn that makes the music sound …
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MARKETING MATTERS: Tackling Twenty Questions About the Author, Part 2
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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MARKETING MATTERS: Tackling Twenty Questions in The Author Questionnaire
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: A chance of rain–we hope!
If you’ve been following along with us over the past few weeks, you should have a one-line bio and a three-hundred word masterpiece that …
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MARKETING MATTERS: 4 Ws and a Three-Hundred-Word Bio
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: STILL HOT!
The past two weeks we’ve been talking about author bios. First came the one-line summary, and then, last week, I challenged authors to answer questions I called …
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MARKETING MATTERS: The Author Bio, Part 2
Blogger: Kathleen Y’Barbo, Publicist
Location: The Woodlands, Texas PR Office
Weather: Heat wave!
WOW! I read some fabulous one-sentence bios in response to last week’s challenge. So many of you have shown your ability to craft a sentence full of …