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Pre-Marketing Your Book

November 2, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  32 Comments

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 …

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Isn’t Different Good?

February 21, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  13 Comments

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 …

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Let’s Talk About an Author Website

February 14, 2017 //  by Michelle Ule//  39 Comments

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 …

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What Makes a Bestseller a Bestseller?

November 21, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  27 Comments

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 …

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Is Blogging Necessary for Authors?

August 23, 2016 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  50 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

A few years ago, the standard wisdom was that authors, both fiction and non-fiction, should have blogs in order to gather an audience and build relationships with readers. Now, not so much. As social media and online …

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Internet Marketing Tips

April 29, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  16 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

We all use the internet for marketing these days. It’s the way to reach a large audience with relatively little trouble or expense. I have listed some free and inexpensive marketing ideas in a blog post before, …

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What gives a book bestseller potential?

January 22, 2016 //  by Rachel Kent//  51 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

What gives a book bestseller potential? I’m not entirely sure of the answer to this question myself, so I’d love to explore it with you. I have an example of a bestseller and the reasons why I …

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Count the Costs Before Writing a Project

September 17, 2015 //  by Michelle Ule//  15 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Filling in for Mary Keeley currently at the American Fiction Christian Writers Conference in Dallas.

“For which of you, desiring to write a book, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has

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Books in Unusual Places: Marketing Outside of the Box

August 28, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  39 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

FullSizeRenderWhen I was camping up in the Sierra Nevada mountains two weekends ago, I came across a little library outside of the camp host’s camper! I was surprised to see the book cart, but I think it’s …

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Use Content Marketing to Grow Your Following

August 25, 2015 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  42 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

I’m always talking with authors about marketing their books and growing their platforms. It’s a challenge for most writers, who are constantly trying to figure out the formula for gathering more fans (i.e. potential book-buyers).

While writers …

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