Your first question may be: What is SIP? It stands for Shelter in Place, a term we didn’t even think about three months ago. These SIP activities are suggestions which may strengthen our writing but are also distracting and …
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The Writing Food Truck Race
blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
You’re in a writing food truck race. Were you aware of that already? If you are, how’s it going? Sales good? Lines of customers waiting for your burgers? Media attention? Images of your food truck and burgers …
Proposal Prep– Your Marketing Plans
One Million Titles
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
We know you probably get tired of talking about platform… about building those mailing lists, and engaging on social media, and connecting with your audience. But it has never been more important that you do those things. …
I Didn’t Sign Up For This
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I don’t know a single writer whose publishing dreams included being a full-time marketer for their books.
The writing and publishing dream usually includes visions of spending several hours a day at the laptop, sending manuscripts off …
Marketing Plan–You Be the Judge
Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
Marketing plan–two words that shiver the timbers of many a writer, both published and published-in-waiting.
It’s a topic that deserves more than one blog post. But it doesn’t have to call for antacids and prescription painkillers. …
Pre-Marketing Your Book
Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
“I’m not even done with my first draft. Why should I think about pre-marketing, whatever that is?”
Marketing starts much sooner than the book’s release day. Much, much sooner. It’s not premature to start thinking about marketing …
Isn’t Different Good?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
It must seem beyond frustrating to writers who long to be published. We tell you things like, “The plot seems like it’s been done,” or “If you want to write about God’s grace you need to do …
Let’s Talk About an Author Website
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton busy preparing for a writer’s conference.
Let’s talk about author websites today.
While you can get plenty of advice and tutorials from many spots, I want to talk about my experience with …
What Makes a Bestseller a Bestseller?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Who hasn’t picked up a New York Times bestselling book and thought, “Why is this book—or this author—a bestseller?” If you are a writer your next thought might come out sounding a little cranky, “My book is …