Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Mary Keeley who is traveling today.
If you’re a writer, have you entered any contests?
I spoke with some writers recently who asked about the value of contests.
One had had a bad experience …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Mary Keeley who is traveling today.
If you’re a writer, have you entered any contests?
I spoke with some writers recently who asked about the value of contests.
One had had a bad experience …
// by Michelle Ule// 38 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Sitting in for Wendy Lawton who is at the Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference.
I am living the dream writer‘s life this summer.
I’m on hiatus from the church choir, Bible study teaching and my part-time …
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Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
In my experience, most authors dislike the idea of self-promotion. Also in my experience, people (including authors) don’t enjoy the constant barrage of promotion surrounding us at all times. People don’t want to be sold to. People …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 23 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
I was talking with a writer who mentioned she hadn’t worked too hard to come up with a great title for her book. When I asked why, she said she’d been to a workshop taught by an …
// by Michelle Ule// 16 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Filling in for Wendy Lawton who is out of the office.
Yesterday I discussed ideas about how to investigate book marketing conditions before you start writing from the comfort of your own home.
Today I’m taking you …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Author Diane Stortz is a Books & Such client with a lovely new release, Words to Dream On: Bedtime Bible Stories and Prayers. It is a storybook Bible with delightful illustrations (by Diane Le Feyer) and …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 59 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
In publishing, we’re constantly asking writers—typically a rather introverted bunch—to get involved, to engage, to network, to join groups and go to conferences. I often find myself wondering how many of you cringe every time you hear …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 60 Comments
Recently I stumbled across an incredibly simple way to define and understand “platform” and what it means to build one. I was listening to a podcast about fitness expert and NYT bestselling author Chalene Johnson, in which she spoke about …
// by Rachel Kent// 27 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
You finalized a contract for a new book and your publisher comes to you to ask you for a list of endorsers to send books to. Who are you going to have them approach about endorsing your …
// by Rachelle Gardner// 70 Comments
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Every time I blog about platform or social media, the vocal response in the comments reminds me that it’s a difficult subject for many authors. Everyone wonders how and when to build a platform, and many writers …