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 …
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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 …
// by Janet Grant// 35 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I recently discovered the #1 hardback New York Times best-seller, Humans of New York. The author, Brandon Stanton, began the book quite without a plan to create a book. He was new to NYC, didn’t …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
I’ve been noticing that some authors are struggling with what to put on their Facebook author pages. I have a few tips for all of you with “fan” pages; I hope they’re useful!
1) You have just …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Typically, when your contracted manuscript is a few months from publication, the publisher will send out influencer copies to a list of recipients that you’ve compiled. It’s usually between 25 and 100 people. The books go out …
// by Wendy Lawton// 19 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Part 2 of 2: Going At It Backwards
So what’s backward about getting your book published and then seeking to find your reader? Isn’t that what we supposed to do– focus on the content and then when …
// by Rachel Kent// 2 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Marketing a multi-author project can be tricky because so many different personalities have to work together to get the effective exposure. I suggest voting for one person to …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Santa Rosa, Calif.
My comments about home parties from yesterday not withstanding, probably the people most interested in your book finally being published are your long- suffering family and friends. They’re the ones who have heard …
Marketing: A New Baby, a Family Adventure and a Shameless Sales PitchRead More
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Assumption of the day: “Once I sell my first book to a publishing house, it’s going to be easy to sell the rest of my manuscripts.”
We see …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Does your book involve a topic that certain groups of people might be interested in? For example, two Books & Such clients have novellas releasing in a collection …