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The Author Bio, Part 3: The Long Bio

November 5, 2017 //  by Janet Grant//  19 Comments

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

October 21, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  47 Comments

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 …

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Write an Author Bio that Works

October 3, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  49 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Sometimes it’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to write about yourself in a bio—after all, you’re a writer! But I understand it’s not as simple as that, so here are a few tips to …

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Your Bio: It’s All About You

July 10, 2013 //  by Mary Keeley//  44 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Compared to manuscript re-writes, growing your social media relationships, and working on your marketing plan for your proposal, writing your bio may seem like a perfunctory task that needs only cursory attention. Not so. It’s often the …

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Proposals– Humbly Speaking

October 5, 2011 //  by Wendy Lawton//  12 Comments

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

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Best of the Blog 2009: MARKETING MATTERS: Bragging Rights and the Author’s Bio

December 3, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  37 Comments

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

July 24, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  3 Comments

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

July 17, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  5 Comments

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

July 10, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  7 Comments

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

July 3, 2009 //  by Kathleen Y'Barbo//  5 Comments

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 …

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